Heron Lake Plateau It's almost like a Hallmark movie, but with tentacles.

He wasn't immediately leapt on or told to gtfo, but it may as well have been the same to him.  He watched her straighten, her expression shifting slightly more towards, he wasn't even sure, but it didn't bode well for him.  Yet he felt no fear.. only a surge of righteous irritation.  Fuck this.  He was tired of being expected to bow to a wolf he didn't know, didn't respect, and hadn't agreed to follow.  If she was gonna lead him, she was gonna prove right here and now that she had what it takes.  Physical might wasn't all that made a leader, that was true, but it was a big part and he was fairly certain she wouldn't meet the requirements.

So he stood his ground, his own molten eyes burning into hers.  Show me you deserve it, he thought, a small, somewhat irate smirk turning up his mouth as he shifted slightly.  He'd even give her first move.