Cedar Sweep ninniach

not a wolf, but predator all the same. it was like nothing she had ever seen before. heda watched with interest as the animal killed and ate. its pelt was matted in odd, round plaits.
some aggression reared its head in the girl, and at last she stepped out behind the creature, some yards away. her red nape bristled, and she kept her head low.
but her approach was a plain stalk.