Verdigris Ravine the road goes ever on and on

The cat spoke of others like her—coyotes, she assumed—as she crept closer.

Even now, even through all her excitement, her instincts to keep alive made her back up a little. This was the first time she had met a Cat who was not intent on killing her. But then she recalled every instance of prejudice against her kind by her cousin wolves, and it twisted her excited smile into a frown. Was she just as bad as they were? Gods, she hoped not.

Forcing a breath, she stood still and let the cat approach her, her nape hairs standing on end. Yes, this is S'ari's name, she murmured. This one will have to excuse coyote. She is not used to Cats being so... friendly. And what is this one's name, hmm? It feels rude to call you Cat.