Falls of the Hinterlands 99 problems and a body ain't one

His eyes widened and then narrowed at the tone, this guy was bad and he wasn't even being cool about it. He tried to walk backwards and ended up against a boulder and felt his heart quicken. He swallowed thickly and lifted his gaze to the man's eyes, uttering a soft but firm "no" and then glancing away not wanting to push the eye contact too long. His ears went back and his lips twitched as the sense of danger caused his panic to heighten and in turn his instinct to fight growing. He was not weak, he was just small and while he knew he was in trouble he wanted to show he wasn't some pathetic kid to be messed with easily. "My dad didn't like people" he lied, an excuse on why he was alone. Then in a tone that implied a warning he added "neither do I" and glanced up, tiny fangs peeking from under a curled lip though his tail hung at his hocks, showing he was clearly intimidated.