Whitebark Stream meddleborn

Ridgeback’s head tilted at an unnatural angle, hearing the wife of Sun Eater speak first- and in his language. 

How the heck did she learn that fast? 

Of course- she was getting private study with the professor himself. He shook the surprise from his face, took his chieftain’s instructions with a deft nod, and spun on his heel. He dithered only momentarily, shoving his muzzle deep into the tracks the stranger left behind so he might glean the most intimate details left behind by those fleeing pawpads, before he began to charge off after his new quarry.