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And this was why he never ventured too far from the ocean. Atreyu berated himself silently, cursing his adventurous nature. He wasn't even entirely sure why the female had chosen to attack him - as that was surely what she was planning to do by the looks of it. Had he been a bit larger and a little more headstrong, the boy would have readied himself for a fight, to test his worth against the enraged stranger. However, Atreyu was not a warrior and had already decided that the mountains were a dangerous place, in more ways than one.

Still foolishly holding his ground for no other reason than pure terror, the boy watched as the Alpha reached him in no time and suddenly sprung into the air, sharp teeth flashing. Although the boy ducked his head, he was too late, feeling pain erupting from his forehead to his temple where her fangs had grazed him. He let out a sharp yelp and finally found his legs again, back-pedalling quickly. "W-What the hell?" he hissed, incredulous, and possibly cementing Jinx's belief of his lack of intelligence.

It was clear that he had done something to set the female off and, already wounded, Atreyu wasn't about to stick around to find out why. Quickly turning on his heel, the youth decided to brave the steep slope that led to the forest, hoping the territorial foreigner wouldn't follow.