Shy? What was shy? He'd never heard the word before -- was it an insult? Probably. As the words flitted from Danica's mouth, Larus' ears fell back and he slumped even lower. It sounded like something that Maera would say to him, but... At the same time, Danica's voice wasn't terribly accusatory or sharp, so maybe he was wrong.
I'm not gonna eat you, ya know. Gotta wait until you're a bit bigger to do that.
What? EAT HIM?
The boy sucked in a breath and bolted upright, his eyes wide and filled to the brim with real fear. E-eat? P-Peese, don' do that! I... I tase' bad! Weally bad!
His head shook as he proclaimed his foul flavor, with his lopsided ears flopping all over the place due to the effort; he rolled to his paws and lurched backwards as if to put distance between them - and then Danica lowered herself in to a more manageable position. If she was laying down then maybe, maybe he was safe?
Larus' head was lower than the rest of him as he peered upon the other wolf, and he found himself wishing that Valtyr could be here to save him - or even Jokull, she was big and strong and could probably take this big fat old person in a fight! Alas, neither sibling were present, so he'd have to deal with her on his own. Gulp.
G-Go away! No eatin'!
Larus shrieked his demand, but his limbs shivered and his flank quaked with fear.