Broken Boulder a little reflection

PP with permission! Exit Ulf & Ali

A pale girl approached, a stranger; immediately Alarian knew this had to be eye girl. His expression was one of immediate distaste, but morphed into outright anger at her words. Before he could interject, Eris shot biting words at her. Alarian cast her a grateful glance, even as Milton launched into some kind of pleading rant.
It was Ulf's reaction that drew his full attention. For several beats he was too angry to react— he wanted to drag the pale girl somewhere away from here and tell her exactly what he thought of her rude comment, and exactly where she could stick it. But he realized his friend needed him more. Handle this, The bark was directed at his sister, tense and angry but not at her— no, his ire was only for the girl whose name he didn't even know.
With that, he turned to follow the wolfdog. He ignored the flash of teeth, somehow trusting that his friend would not bite him; he softened his posture as he approached, murmuring gently, It's alright, Ulf— come on, let me take you to the Garden. Alarian drew his tongue over one of Ulf's ears several times and nudged him gently, leading him away from the scene. He trusted Eris to handle the situation— he knew her fiery temper, the bite of her words, but right now he could only think that that bitch deserved it.