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nunataq did not attempt to stop him in his bloodthirsty antics, and merrick tossed her a brazen smirk. he did not intend to eat the coyote, and its pelt was much too ragged to be of interest to the boy. but as the two young wolves hesitated, the wretched beast did not, and sped away with a halting gait that belied its injured leg.
merrick coolly watched the coyote race down the rise, allowing some distance to grow before he roused himself to give chase, ears pinned back against his skull. the creature screamed in warning and fear as the boy drew alongside it, opening its shoulder with a surgical snip of fangs; it stumbled but managed to keep its footing.