Spooky Shadows

As most of the hatchlings fell within the tree's branches, the wolf was still snuffling through them for any last morsels of his meal. Not having to share his food with the snake usually in his company felt weird, but at the moment... he was thankful to have every bit for himself. The hatchlings did well to curb his hunger for the moment, so he was just about ready to pull himself from the tree completely when he heard the voice of another wolf.

The sudden noise startled him, causing his hackles to prickle along his mottled mantle. Piercing blue gaze found the wolf with the heterochromic eyes staring right at him and he paused, the shadows of something even further than the wolf catching his attention more than the wolf itself. As he realized the size and shape of the shadow, the rest of his hackles came to rise along the entirety of the giant's spine. His thick fur was absolutely bristled by the time his ears folded back, his inky lips parted from around the blue gums that framed his thick white teeth. Their pristine coloration could hint to the giant's truth, that he was young- but he doubted the other wolf would notice as it soon whipped around to face the same shadow.

The grizzly stepped forward through a break of light reaching into the pines, unveiling himself so that both wolves could take in the sight of it. It seemed smug about the fact that it had caught them unaware of its presence, which absolutely triggered Dominus' in itself. How dare he be comfortable enough to act so bold in the face of two wolves? He gave a quick glance to the other wolf, checking him for any disabilities that would prevent him from being of any use in a fight against the grizzly. He found none, in fact, he was pleasantly surprised by what muscle he could gauge that the wolf held. His attention returned to his target and he let a rolling growl rip through his throat. He was ready to fight if he needed to, and from the look of the bear- they would need to.

As the bear advanced toward the paler wolf, Dominus barreled forward and snapped his jaws- making the grizzly hesitate. Dominus wasn't equal to the mass of a bear, but he was nothing for a bear to sneeze at. Ignoring him was impossible for the grizzly, so Dominus would use that to his advantage and do his best to steal the attention of the bear away from the swifter wolf. He prayed only that the other wolf didn't take Dominus' brave act as an opportunity to flee and leave him with just the bear. He was too far into it to cancel his plan of action now that he realized he could be fucked, but his eyes became noticeably wider as the reality of the situation began to set in.

Continuing with his attempt to get the grizzly to face partially away from the piebald wolf, he began to move toward the stranger's right side. Dominus' head had already lowered to align with the rest of his spine, his tail had already flagged itself outward. He had set his defenses and walked with intentions of keeping his body level and his weight evenly distributed on bent knees. If the bear looked away from him, he would snap and threaten to attack at whatever side of the bear was visible to him. The bear seemed amused by this and charged the reckless teen wolf- forcing Dominus to shuffle backward and pray that he remembered the placement of the trees he was in front of so that he could avoid them. He wasn't sure how long he could manage to avoid the debris of the forest without getting caught as he backed up, so he prayed that the other wolf made some sort of distraction or attack with what was available to him sooner rather than later.