While Cara had already decide to take off her wool suit, that designated them as sheep, Mordecai still held his doubts, she could see so in his eyes. Eyes that stared back at her with defiance. The yearling's body tensed as well, her neck craning and the fur along her back spiking like a porcupine. She met his gaze directly, curling her lip back into a threatening snarl. He had no right to speak to her that way, not even if it had been her who instigated him in the first place. Rank ruled above what he might feel. "I'm your fucking Beta, lower your gaze" she growled, snapping her jaws in the air.
Then as he suggested they focus, the girl lashed her tail around like a snake. Her viperine tongue had not managed to get a straight answer out of him, but she had inflected enough venom to let him know she was not one to mess with. Ptarmigan might've killed Jinx, and she might've whooped her ass when the time for battle dawned on them --but she would never wear the crown. She would never be the true queen; Kaname and a few others would agree, and hopefulluy join her when she gathered the strenght to riot against her.
"I suggest you take a moment to reflect on how you behave, and what you'll do," she barked, narrowing her eyes slightly as the rage exited her body. With a much collected attitude, she turned again, her yellow eyes fixed on the moving animals.
"We'll begin chasing them in now, one of us stays at the back making sure none falls behind, and the other will sway from side to side, driving them further into the Spine." she instructed, her tail tip flickering slowly from side to side. Then turning her head in a slow controlled motion, she stared directly into his eyes, "Then, we'll figure out how to block the path. Got the plan?" she barked, the edges of her lips twisting into a sly smile that made the situation between the two, even more confusing.
