i watch the work of my kin bold and boyful

A smug smile spread callous and ugly across the female's pistol-thin muzzle as the female joined the play but made no move. Pawn - thought Caiaphas, though she was not disappointed -- if the situation presented itself in a phsyical manner Caiaphas would be outdrawn and outgunned; it was obvious the larger wolf was much more athletic than she.

She did not move either, motionless as the waves lapped past her. The seal flogged in the water, eyes empty and the mouth parted to reveal surprisingly sharp teeth. She paid no attention to it beneath her paws.

"You didn't answer the important question." She replied crossly, her bloodied head raising slightly in sovereign affront. "What brought you to the beach, profligate?"

Truly great with strangers, this one.