Redtail Rise Phoenix

New Snow wasn’t far behind her mate. We need you too, they thought, sore heart lifting ever so slightly as she ranged nearer. Their eyes soon flicked back to their sister and Mountain Boulder, eager to settle these matters so they could go back to licking their wounds. The promise of a better future would hasten their healing.

Several things happened at once. Redd moved toward the Ulfhedinn, asserting her intended superiority with a ritualistic dominance display. Masque felt an unexpected ripple of disquiet even before the man refused to acknowledge Redd’s demonstration. And then New Snow came close enough that her scent hit the Caru’s nose.

Something snapped inside Masquerade. Driven by a potent cocktail of grief and instinct, they sprang toward New Snow. Their ears thrust forward as their tail hooked severely over their back. They didn’t attempt to make contact, only sought her absolute submission. The soft-spoken Caru was nearly unrecognizable as their body language informed New Snow she was not welcome to breed, not before the rightful Alpha and Beta females.

And Masquerade left little doubt that she was one of the above.

I made an assumptions based on another thread I spied. Please don’t hesitate to request revisions, though! <3