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“Wolf!” A magpie called out.
“Wolf!” A blue jay echoed the magpie.

Nico looked up to his bird companions, glancing around and scening the air at the companion's warning.  Once the idea of hearing such a thing was to run but now it was simply to pay attention.  Nico had been around enough wolfs that were fun he wasn’t as worried as the birds were.  He’d heard more than once it would cost him someday.  Hey! Nico wasn’t a tiny pup anymore!  He was much older now, it was way back in winter that he’d been born after all.

Nico scented the familiar smell of a pirate and sure enough, there came a wolf.  Hadn’t he seen that one before?  Oh, right the hat.  She had been giving Jack fighting tips that one time.  Back then Nico had been much younger, like an entire month or so, and had been sure to leave fast as adult wolves were more intimidating.  

Did he talk?  Well, what a silly question.  Nico was about to answer when he remembered the rabbit in his mouth was making it a bit hard.  Nico put the rabbit down, boldly setting a foot on it, guarding his meal.  “Of course, I talk.  I sing too, but not when I got rabbit in my mouth.” A pause, a grin growing on the black coyote's face as a notion came to him.  “Hey, you goin back to your home?  I bet this rabbit ain't nearly as heavy for you.  I’m taking it to share with Jack, how about you carry it?”  Nico was all about opportunities.  Even if Sparrow just stole the rabbit, Nico could just ask Jack to get him some food and it’d all be even.

"Niko"