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His pace slowed to a stop when he felt the eyes land upon him, swiftly followed by her scent. Sadiq didn’t find the occurrence anything spectacular, having expected to pass by the other canid without so much as a word. He had travelled plenty in his life time and this was generally the custom, no matter what tongue you chose to speak. However this youngster just had to stir the pot.

Had he been one to show emotion, Sadiq surely would have rolled his eyes. However, he caught the slight hesitation, noticing with the curious twitch of an ear. They matched in shade, her clean white pelt the exact same as his. Although that seemed to be the end of their similarity, her eyes shone red and she was tiny. Simply raising a brow when she did complete her action.

Had it been three or four months earlier Sadiq might have had a hard time following what she said, however after practicing with his family and packmates Sadiq was quickly becoming fluent. “Umm, no I got it. Thanks.” He added a nod, expecting to simply move on.