The Sunspire friendly fires

He trotted along in silence, waiting for some smart-ass rebuke from her as she moved in front of him, when none was forthcoming he almost felt disappointed. He let out a short sigh when they arrived at the stream, leaning down he took a few laps from the cool water.

His ears swivelled atop his head as he listened for any sign she might be inclined to insult him again. Before long he broke the silence. You know I was only doing what. ..Ferdie, asked me to, chasing off encroachers, stopping you at the borders. . He'd almost dropped an insulting pet name on his Alpha, despite his disdain that would be pretty clear on his face when thinking of their leader, he was not about to totally undermine his authority in front of anyone new.
Lifting his eyes he looked at Kipling, waiting on some sort of response from her.