Emberwood Birds of a feather flocked together

Unbeknownst to all parties involved, Dusty Rose and Carnelian were thinking along the same lines. He was sure this was a trick of some sort. A game, rather. The siblings wanted his toy, or wanted to use him as a toy, one. He was a match for either of them on a good day, but two on one? He wasn't so sure about that.

The coywolf's tail wheeled in desperately friendly appeasement while he thought fast about what to do. The girl was rowdier than her brother, lunging in ways that made Dusty Rose want to smile with all his teeth.

When she rushed for the rabbit, he made his decision. The coywolf spun on the spot and darted away, putting distance between himself and the siblings. When he was a long ways off, he turned to watch them with an unreadable look in his aphotic gaze. Then he disappeared, slipping into the tall grasses to fight another day.