Sunspire Mountains Meet Cadeau

Cadeau willed her face to remain passive despite the sharp twinge of annoyance and hurt that shot up her spine. She furrowed her brows a moment, sharply shaped brown eyes looking at Talos as the wolf spoke with callouses on her tongue. Cadeau had hunch it was her own emotional anguish making her lash out but it did not give the youngster an excuse to speak as if she were dung. Cadeau could admit she liked the kid's spunk but her attitude needed some serious adjusting, then again what had Cadeau really expected from wolves of all creatures? 

No, don't think that way, Cadeau told herself as she kept her cool, even if on the inside she wanted to wrinkle her muzzle and expose her teeth at the youngster. The wolf in her wanted to show who was boss, give her a piece of her mind... It wouldn't be right, Cadeau let her lips thin into a line. "I didn't say you couldn't fend for yourself," Cadeau said with flatness. "Just that you should go back to your family if you got one, what's the point of having your little wolf pack if you aren't with them?" 

She wouldn't give the girl the glory of getting under her skin, if Talos wanted to play mean Cadeau could play mean too. "You talk about me getting chased out and being packless when right now you're acting pretty bold for someone all alone." Cadeau scowled, looking at the youngster sternly. "What about you? I'll cut you some slack because you're a kid. Stupidity can't be helped with youth, now can it?" 

Cadeau flashed a bitter smile and began to turn away, fur laying flat against her spine. "I'll tell your brother to come home if I see him, Talos." She wasn't heartless even if she was hurting on the inside from Talos' words, the halfling beginning to make her departure. There was no point in talking to someone so willing to disregard her. Perhaps the next time they crossed paths Talos would grow some wisdom alongside those longer legs and stockier adult build she had sprouting now.