Ankyra Sound The more I reach, the more I fade away.

a clatter ahead announced the ruination of caiaphas' solitude, and rightly affronted by the breach of privacy, caiaphas lifted her thin muzzle and set her hateful gaze on the mouth of the tunnel so that she could identify the perpetrator. a shape slowly materialized and for a moment remained indistinguishable as a packmate -- caiaphas lifted her reedy body to an upright position and scowled until nyx stepped into the theshold.

had she been aware of nyx's clandestine union with her son, she might not have regarded the agouti so frigidly. as it was, they were hardly on pleasant terms (truly, was anyone on pleasant terms with caiaphas?). she set her jaw into a stubborn clench and inquired: "what do you want?"