Redtail Rise Then she'll carelessly cut you

He felt and saw her bristle, relaxing when she found that he meant no harm. His response to her reassuring rumble was a soft huff and a slight lift of his jaw. His wildly serrated tail swayed slowly at his legs, a sign of his laid back mood.

When she began to clean behind his ear, he stiffened for a moment. Not used to being touched or groomed. He shuffled on his front paws, but did not pull back. The wounds on his cheek were tender. They would sting like the devil when she licked them. Relic, a true Redtail, would not show weakness. Only a slight crinkling of the skin beneath his eyes. 

He noticed the speckling of blood on her dark fur. Still fresh, tainting her coat. He nosed at her cheek, once. Smearing a droplet of blood away. Trying to format his message in a way she might understand.