Redhawk Caldera pineflower

it was weird. all of it. reyes was being tense. caracal was pulling a face. the other boy, killdeer, was staring and then silent. it seemed that for all of the two packs' intention on communication, that had fallen right apart. teya herself saw no reason not to take over the caldera, but she had no attachment to it. not like the rest of them had.
caracal was not going to stay. she glanced at reyes, then offered the almost-grown children a friendly look.
"if you choose to stay in area, or find yourself close again, i hunt with you," she offered. it seemed easier than suggesting they stay, or insisting on it. as far as teya could see, neither boy had any intention of being beneath the authority of adults again.
when they had moved on, she turned back to reyes' crimson face, waiting for him to speak, or to close, as he so often did.