Redtail Rise captive pursuit

He should’ve anticipated the outcry, though the pup’s reaction startled him into almost immediately releasing his grip. Luckily, those little teeth were no longer needling at Cambria’s foreleg. He huffed a breath through his nostrils, staring speculatively at the beastly child.

Why are you like this? he mused aloud, expecting no answer. He found himself wondering, Are you hungry?

Do I look like game? he wanted to add, though he kept that one to himself. The biting might implicate an appetite, though maybe there was just something else wrong with the little guy.