Morningside Cuesta it's much better to face these kinds of things with a sense of poise & rationality

surya barely had time to register the sudden appearance of a hare before he noticed the white blur behind it, the pair racing past him and rustling his pelt. the yearling wheeled, slightly slack-jawed, before picking up his pace again and jogging toward the scene of the action. when he arrived, the pale wolf was digging furiously at the entrance of an underground burrow, spitting words surya didn't understand.

uh— he began awkwardly, then chuffed to make sure he didn't catch the man unawares. do you want help? surya continued, giving a toothy smile in tandem with his offer. he moved forward, but gingerly, ready to depart if the other wolf was not looking for company.

the smell of small game was close, mouth-wateringly so. it had been some days since he had eaten, and a tinge of desperation marked his words.