Silvertip Mountain in her arms a lamb

Maia was keyed up now, but she realized an instant later that the bear was dead.  This didn't stop her from puffing a little indignantly, though, when the obviously stupid wolf in front of her called her witless.

Oh yeah, I'm stupid for being scared of a bear in a cave.  Weirdo.  Her voice was a little joking, but it was mostly trying to ease the tension from her nerves.  What the heck was he talking about, sacred? It was a cave with a scary dead bear.  She edged a little away, but couldn't really get a read on him yet.