Redtail Rise adorn my silver crown

His heart hammers in his chest. He'd never gotten in a fight with a stranger before. Luckily, the stranger turns tail as soon as he spots them. That made things much easier.

The boy is quick to the charge alongside Ancelin. Indeed, they chase and snap, driving the man away from the Rise.

Emboldened by Ancelin's backup—and perhaps a bit of bloodlust—he shoots his shot and with a burst of speed, awkwardly seizes the trespasser's hindquarter in his jaws. The trespasser, flinching, trips, and is sent sprawling. His body slams into Mulherin, and the two of them go tumbling into the ground.