Redsand Canyon Could you tell me again what you did this for? [1]

The woman would not be tested. She reacted with a clear lunge and snaking grasp of his furs, pinching at his shoulder and his neck in quick succession, surprisingly agile.

Still, he rumbled at her. This was nothing compared to what he had been through - she was not striking him to draw blood, which was the kind of violence Sivugat understood. Perhaps the only kind that mattered.

He rose to his full height and bore the weight of her presence, and when his vision was full of the white coat of the woman he snapped again, this time with purpose, to warn her away.