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Her tail lashing now, Somnia was fighting the temptation of trying to do some physical damage to Dove. Luckily, she caught Elwood's gaze and made a harder effort to resist the thought of turning Dove into chopped pieces of meat. If she did that, chances were she would be kicked out of the pack for violence - not counting the fact that Dove was Fox's sister! Somnia's spot in the pack was worth more to her than getting into a fight with this nobody!

Turning her urge to act into words, Somnia helped Elwood. "He's not interested in you, obviously." There was still a bit of unnecessary snark in that sentence, but it was still better than starting a fight. It was a shame Somnia didn't know about what recently happened between Finley and Elwood, for a response of, "He already has a girlfriend, would've been much better.

Elwood's statement that she would love to show Dove around came with that strained tone in the end that told her she had to agree, so she did. "Right. I'd just love to. Just like I'd love to tear her into pieces, but that's not an option." Somnia muttered through gritted teeth. With that, she walked right past Elwood, making sure to brush against the length of his body. The best part was she had no idea where she was heading yet.

The action didn't hold any significance when it came to Elwood; it was more about dealing with Dove. The hope was that Elwood wouldn't step away like he had with Dove. If he didn't, it would send some sort of signal that he belonged more to Somnia than to Dove. While Somnia didn't have any interest in Elwood when it came to the topic of romance, it was in her nature as a wolf to be territorial. Elwood was hers (at least when Finley wasn't around), and Dove had to know that. To sum it up, the action was mostly asserting her dominance over Dove.