Blackfeather Woods I don't usually give in to peer pressure

He watched the other sidle closer. He watched for that mark of ill intent but saw none.
He stiffened when Sobek was alongside him, but that was all to show his discomfort.
He was certainly large, unlike many of the other pups he'd encountered. Rowan was pretty big himself despite his average, athletic lineage. 
Perhaps he just ate a lot and exercised too much. Or just some anomaly, like his coat.

His head tilted with curiosity. A game?
"No. I'm protecting the woods." He blinked, surprised.
Did he not know what guardianship was?