Blacktail Deer Plateau bonecracker

The short break didn't go quite as well as intended. Apparently the diminutive hellraiser was not quite the modest (or socially aware) creature that Dante had figured. He'd give her one thing, though... the kid had absolutely no shame. That would serve her either very well or horribly in the future depending on how she grew up. With Peregrine at the helm, he assumed the former.

He felt the paw slap his back and it took him a bit by surprise. A glint in his eye, he turned, growling theatrically. "Who dares strike the terrible Dante, conquerer of the west?" He turned, getting down in a playful pose so that he was more on her level, raising his brows as though surprised at the challenger. "Why, I bet I could eat you up in a single swallow. Do you think you have what it takes to beat me?" He laughed, lifting a paw to poke her in the side. "Come, try! Show me your moves." He waited for her to strike, wanting to see what she did first.