Ocean's Breath Plateau fire rabbit

the camp was quieter. quite a few of the moontide wolves headed for a hunt. chakliux had extended an offer, but the young boy turned it down. whether his mother had accepted or was even offered, he didn't know. brave one has kept to what was now his den, listening to ocean waves or fishing.

three drums beat. each thunderous step came closer and closer to a brave one curled up in a nest of old furs, and the boy's head shoots up in alarm.

his own heart unwittingly joined in the rhythm, thumping in his chest as the scent of three strangers marched towards moontide's edge — his home. red eyes leer through the cloak of darkness. but said cloak can only keep him safe for so long.
hesitantly, he staggers to three feets and hobbles towards the exit.
feigning manhood, the boy rises to his full height, hoping his unflinching stare and confidence would be enough to ward them off.