Redtail Rise blood born

With the others, Redd had not pulled rank. But Tulimaq was not like the others.

He had no parents to defer for him and appease the hierarchy. He had no familial line to peer up from. He was older; a fighter. As he approached, she read his demeanor and decided that it was too assuming.

Redd growled and lifted her head, her fangs glinting from behind partially drawn lips. She would see him acknowledge. And then she would know him more.