Redtail Rise cutting

the shadow of what another year might bring danced between the boys. ancelin didn't give a shit about the liver and arched a mocking brow at relic's possessive antics.
the other wolf was larger. powerful. but ancelin had spent months outside redtail rise, and he felt this gave him an advantage.
tongue snaked between white fangs. he rumbled in imitation of a grown adult male and advanced on stiff legs, lifting his muzzle above that of relic's in silent challenge, hips set, stance wide, chin tucked as his tail threatened to claim his cousin's rank.