Life on Mars
06-21-2020, 03:37 PM
Askan squinted at her silent question. What? What was it he'd said that was so out of line, hmm? Was he supposed to be buddy buddy with every wolf he met? Besides, all things considered as gruff as he was with her it wasn't like he'd attacked her or anything, he'd been far from polite but that was aside the point. He was rarely polite to anyone these days, he wasn't gonna roll out the red carpet for her just cause she was a wolf of the Armada. Such a pretentious name for a pack, like they were conquerors to be feared.
The woman moved then, distancing herself till she took a drink from the river. Askan remained where he was, settled on his arse, and watched her with disinterest. To Malalia it would likely seem as though he was glaring at her, but really it was just his face. By no means did he like her, but the scales weren't yet tilting toward loathing quite just yet. She was getting smart with him though, calling him out on his frankly pretty shitty insult. If it could be even called that. It wouldn't dare say it aloud, lest he give her more ammunition to use against him, but it wasn't as though she was doing anything out of the ordinary. She was reasonable, he was not. It was as clear as day, as blue as the sky and as bright as the sun. But it didn't matter, or at least Askan wouldn't acknowledge that. Sometimes it was just easier to be furious with the world than face what he was hiding within.
Askan rolled his eyes as he set his shoulders a little straighter. "Okay. I didn't ask for your life story."
He stood up then, padding closer to the river side but still a few feet away from Malalia so that she couldn't get all offended that he was up in her personal space. Like he wanted to be, pfft. He then looked to the east, his gaze sharp and thoughtful. It had slipped his mind earlier but now he was standing, breathing in the scents on the breeze he could smell it again.
"There's another pack nearby." He said, turning to look at her. " That's not normal, letting a pack settle so close."
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