Sleepy Fox Hollow trübsinn

zarya did not recant, nor recover; mahler felt the smolder of her irritation singe him even now. "i shall leave you," he offered, unsure if that was what the she-wolf wished. she was prickly, unreadable, and mahler suspected that leaving zarya to her own devices was the wisest.
before he truly stepped away, however, the general cleared his throat.
"thank you for alerting me to the bear from that day." she had trespassed; she had been punished for it. he saw no reason to torment her further.
and, after all, zarya had volunteered information necessary for his pack's well-being.