Redtail Rise cutting

the reaction was instantaneous, and for a moment ancelin quailed inside himself. this was a direct warning and he could smell relic's breath, see the power of the other male's body.
the wolfish part of him shouted for submission.
the hurting part of ancelin wanted revenge, a scapegoat.
a reason.
and the scent of lilia was enough to spark that low ache of abandonment again. 
ancelin heard himself snarl, the sound of a panther-cub coming into his own. eyes locked to relic's own, tail matching the slashing in the heated air.
what if she was watching?
what if she saw him lose?
ancelin decided then it would be better to lose than heed the warning. his own body ached for the same scars.
the indigo eyes he shared with avicus blazed with some unhinged flame.
come on. hit me.