Big Salmon Lake it seems to me

Eljay stared at the water with a focussed expression on his face, hoping that the fish would gather soon because he was beginning to get pretty hungry. He licked his lips as he watched the first fish gather, but it wasn't very big or nice looking. And anyway, it was better to wait for more so that the odds of success were bigger.

So focused on the task at hand was Eljay (it also helped to keep him from panicking about the newness of the places outside of Redhawk Caldera) that he hadn't noticed the other wolf at all. When she spoke he jumped up, eyes wide in terror and hackles raised, ears pressed back, tail tucked. He landed again which sent some water drops splashing on his back and head while he looked at her wide-eyed.

Realising that she didn't look very scary, Eljay felt the urge to apologise. But then he thought of what Anne had said — what if this was someone who wanted to mess with him? He just kept staring at her like a deer in headlights, waiting to find out if she was friend or foe.