The Sunspire Look at last on meadows green

Really? What the hell was with these idiots?  Did they just clone themselves and spread everywhere like a damn plague?  He stopped and gave her an icy stare.  He stopped trying to understand her after about a sentence and half -- just not worth the effort.  You can't even talk properly. You should go back to your mommy and have her teach you before you make your family look stupid.  Oh wait, too late.  He was not impressed, and not going to cow to anyone of any size.  Get out of his way or deal with the consequences -- and so far nobody had dared to do the latter.

Here's the thing, though.. Before Mal had left the pack, he'd been afraid of having to deal with the ignorant adults' attempts at punishment.  He'd been more than willing to dish out a proper amount of teeth if he could have tricked the idiot pups into actually doing anything, but they were too soft to even try.  Now?  He didn't have to report to anyone, and really he had nothing to lose and no moral qualms to stop him.