Rosewater Oasis fight, little wolf, fight

Saleem knew it was coming before he even finished his sentence. Of course Sylianos would never own up to being even a little bit weak. Not that Saleem was any better in that regard. However, when his twin stopped mid-sentence and changed his tune, Saleem followed his brother's gaze to the stranger who had so silently snuck up on them. Saleem blamed it on his loud slurping of the water, while this one-eyed freak seemed to drink almost noiselessly. Now that was a party trick worth learning.

He caught Sylianos's wordless question, and Saleem shrugged in silent response. Even with his twin injured as badly as he was, the odds were still in their favor, and Saleem moved so that he was shoulder-to-shoulder with his near identical kin. The hair along his spine raised to make him larger than he truly was, and he watched the stranger with rapt attention. One step too close to them, and Saleem's tensed muscles would be ready to expand to propel him forward.