She didn't know if he heard, but he came to not long after, so this was bound to progress forward. However, as soon as he went scuttling back and she heard him almost form a plea, her ears slicked back and she showed the tips of her teeth. She was unsettled by his immediate reactions. Do not.. what?
she asked and edged a few steps closer. You should stay still, lest your bleeding worsen,
Ame warned cautiously. He had likely lost a lot of blood, and could not be feeling well at this point, but he then offered apologies anyway.
The second she heard cougar, she tried not to tense outwardly. Somehow it made too much sense. Her eyes narrowed and she worked not to growl. Did you come from that way?
she gestured towards the pocket of land where Jace and Summer had tracked the beast and smelled Ferdie's last trace with a swing of her muzzle. If so, the problem was evidently more glaring that she had first realized. Just Ferdie was bad enough. If this same cat had laid into the both of them, it just may have a troubling penchant for wolf flesh.
Do you have a pack? Or any home?
she asked. There was a possibility the cougar would still be lurking nearby, or was tracking him down to finish the job once he had weakened further. But she didn't know if they even did that. Amekaze really did not have extensive knowledge of cougar hunting habits, beyond the fact that they were strong, stealth predators. Such power and unknowns together truly made them formidable.
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