Blacktail Deer Plateau of star & sea

The nape of his neck bristled as he crowded up close to Hua, leaving a gap enough so that they did not touch, but his hot breath plumed all the same. There was a hardened look to his eyes; as he stared down the girl he wanted nothing more than to push the challenge, to reach out and grab her, to shake the sense back in to her head. He was so focused upon his target that he did not see anyone else. However, when Aningan's voice boomed around them the boy froze and his ears flickered slightly, his eyes glassy as if he were coming back to himself - and finally he took a step back.

The boy-king's words hit his ears but Reyes didn't truly listen. He could not shake the desire to give chase as one sister slipped away in silence, his lips parting just enough for the tips of his canines to gleam before being hidden again; a scowl. He took another step back when the woman began to speak and tensed as she shifted in to a bow - half expecting a more abrasive action, eager and desirous of a proper fight as the sisters were ousted, but she was speaking directly to their alpha instead.

As Hua turned to leave Reyes finally looked away from her. He looked to his mothers: Rosalyn first, Erzulie next, and then to his sister where she lurked - and when his attention shifted finally to Aningan his gaze was hard again, focused. Whatever ire he held for these girls was levied against the young alpha.

It looked as if Reyes was about to say something - or maybe even boldly lunge in to the bear's path and let his aggression fuel yet another challenge, here in front of all of them, but he drops his gaze at the last moment and slinks in the opposite direction of the sisters, letting the shadows shroud his body.