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Part of him hoped that Elfie would deny his accusation, and be honest about it. He didn't like the idea that someone would have intentionally thrown a still-good flower off his Dad's grave, but it really did appear as though he had, and the facial expression Elfie made as Bronco confronted him told him everything he needed to know. Bronco was hurt and confused at first, those two feelings over-riding his outrage and anger which had been the first emotions he'd felt. He was Niamh's son, after all- and being ridiculously dramatic was in his blood. 

His hurt transitioned quickly back to anger, though, when Elfie claimed the action, and then ridiculed the action of putting flowers on someone's grave. Bronco tilted his head back indignantly, and was horrified when Elfie suggested that putting a deer's head on a grave was the same thing as putting a flower on his grave. There was something seriously wrong with this guy if he thought to offer that as a suggestion to someone who'd just lost their Dad. Wouldn't Elfie understand? He'd lost his Mom at a young age, after all. And his Dad was such a loveable pushover- where was this behavior coming from?

When he took a step toward Sugar, Bronco protectively moved to block his path. He then went on about death, and Bronco was done hearing his negative, insulting words. He lowered his head and bared his teeth menacingly, though for a wolf his age, there wasn't really much about it that was intimidating or dangerous. He was deadly serious, though, as he glared at Elfie for a moment. "Not if I show you first," He challenged, and charged directly toward Elfie, intending to school the significantly older, larger boy at a game he was hardly even able to play himself.