Qeya River kinnaktuk

She held back her laughter this time but it shone in her eyes, as she leaned her weight from paw to paw, waiting for him to do something entertaining.

Prove you aren't one, first. Then, maybe, he'd have earned his place as something more. That was the way of the world - you keep what you kill, and all that. He hadn't done anything to earn himself any titles so far as she knew.

Her attention was focused upon what he might do, and she was ready. Shoulders squared to him, head low, her body like a snake ready to strike.