Mount Apikuni Those Claws Dig Deep

His initial reaction came as no surprise, but she still stiffened in response, shrewd gaze narrowing and zeroing in on his face and the flash of teeth he gave her. For a few long moments, she merely stared him down, giving him a chance to calm as her fiery, predator's gaze took in his every move.

He seemed to calm, but only slightly, the tension in his frame evident even at this distance. She remained where she was, thinking it the best way to portray that she was only a threat if he was. Her eyes drifted to his side where blood matted the dark fur that ran along his ribs and her eyebrow raised in response. Run in with a cougar? she asked, returning her gaze to his face. It was a guess; obviously, she had no way of knowing if he had been a member of the fight she heard before. But, she had tracked him with his blood, and here he was freshly injured, so she had a feeling her guess was correct.