Heron Lake Plateau Who do you love?

tegan's ears fell flat to his head. what the fuck? why was niamh being so fucking aggressive? easy-- blackbear, whatever-- hadn't done anything wrong! he cut in, really not caring if he got his face bit off. "he probably went blind later in life," he said defensively, because that was kinda common sense, in his opinion. though, honestly, he wasn't sure-- easy had never said that. 

"what about towhee, niamh? towhee has been deaf her whole life and she was made alpha of this pack as a yearling-- it's not that unheard of. she has the same credentials," he said, taking a few steps forward as niamh began to bare her teeth. though he was being rather bold with his words, tegan remembered his place (kinda), his posture low and his ears slicked back against his head. "easy's one of the best wolves i know-- please reconsider..."