The Tangle I came of age and I found a girl in a Tuscaloosa bar

Raleska's ears turned back by the snort of her brother, her sharp eyes resting on him as she saw a shadow of contention flicker across his features. What came next caused her to snort, and it took a good amount of steeling to keep herself from bullishly reacting to his Lauren-bait. Why you have some nerve, she wanted to spit -- she had only tried to save Eurycrates. Where was he when all of that happened, sleeping?!

Either way, Svalinn's words thumbed roughly at Raleska's already wounded pride. Her fur bristled and she stood to her full height. "That was because I was following Eurycrates. Not because I was patrolling the borders. I don't need babysitter, Svalinn. I'm fine on my own." She lashed her tail for good effect, and then started briskly walking past him.

She did not wait for his company, and was soon gone into the underbrush.