Redtail Rise I wanna play!

Masque intervened, providing an ample distraction.

He wasn't too sure what an alpha posed like, but he sure knew this was a perfect opportunity for an ambush.

While Red was preoccupied with his posturing, he snuck behind him, giving him a playful nip on the rump before running around to the other side of Masque, using them as a living barrier. He held his head up and tail straight out, a mischievous look on his face as he let out his best alpha bark, directed at his brother. Take that!

With his proximity to Masque's ear, that was probably quite loud—he didn't have the awareness to account for that.