Ankyra Sound you soon find you have few choices

Caiaphas, however much smaller than the female, was not about to let herself be shoved aside by the stranger's impudent insistence. It occurred to Caiaphas that if this female was truly a Nereides she would have understood Caiaphas' reluctance in being open -- the pack was, as a whole, rather hermetic in their culture -- and entirely reserved with strangers.

This made Caiaphas feel uneasy -- moreso than the possibility of being wrong made her feel uneasy. She did not allow Aella to step aside of her -- she followed the warrior's motions with catlike steps of her own and for a moment it looked as if the two were partaking in some stiff, tension-ridden tandem. Whatever Aella did, Caiaphas would use her body and stand directly in front of her as a barricade.

"Stand back," She ordered with a growl, her lips lifted and narrow muzzle wrinkled in hasty displeasure. "If you were truly a Sister, you would both understand and respect my decision to consider meeting Aktaie first and then bringing her to you." Her body language remained unchanged -- if Aella moved, Caiaphas would fluidly mimic her in the attempts to frustrate any further progress into Ankyra's territory.

Coldly, she waited -- whether in defiance or safeguarding, it was not apparent. Caiaphas had no problem obeying orders from her known superiors -- she was not about to sacrifice the seclusion of the Nereides by bending like some supple willow to the demand of an outsider.