Swiftcurrent Creek La Sylphide

His laughter was ill-received. 

The girl recoiled momentarily, a cobra gathering itself tense and when he began to move back, she struck. Aiming to keep him moving away from her, she snapped at his heels in an effort to herd him backwards. She didn't recognize him, and figured that even if he was a member of the pack, he ought to find himself a comfortable seat- at the bottom of the heirarchy, for having surprised her so.