Broken Boulder Hare Hunting

Greychild seemed to find this encounter amusing, though something about his childish sounds was not right. It almost felt like the boy was anxious, though for what reason Sakina could not fathom. This one was very confusing. His suspicions were soon confirmed as the other of his father's kind- the coyote- showed himself to be quite fearful. "Yes. I just said that." Were all canids of Sakina's age so irritating? The youth suddenly felt guilty for those older than him.

The coyote seemed so afraid that he even vocalized it, even though Sakina had not moved a muscle. "Do you not think that if I had wanted to kill you, I would have tried to do so already? You are being quite silly." Now he reminded himself of his brother, who would often scold him and his littermate when they jumped at their own shadows. 

For a moment his heart panged. I'm sorry, Jarus.