Sucre had not expected another predator to be nearby, let alone a wolf. Hearing the growl, Sucre immediately startles, spinning toward the other creature with wide eyes. Instinctively her fur stood on end, tail puffing out as her back arched in fear. Wild dogs had taken her family away from her, and wolves were… Well, they were a lot like wild dogs, weren’t they? Just bigger. She could feel her limbs tremble as she took a step back as the wolf set the basket down. But the aggression she had been expecting and waiting for, did not come. The stranger spoke with a hesitant voice, as if she had been the one intruding. Well, she kind of had, but Sucre certainly wouldn’t have put up a fight if the wolf had made for the rabbit. She had been seconds away from fleeing, her fear scent permeating the air as her ears lifted ever so slightly.
The wolf was asking to share the rabbit? Share? Sucre felt her heart racing in her chest, blinking with surprise at what she was hearing. A wolf wanted to share a meal with her? In exchange for some berries? That would make the meal tastier for sure. Her mother had sometimes given her and her siblings berries as a treat. Realizing she was looking to be a mess, Sucre allowed her fur to lay flat upon her spine once more. Her ears slowly came up to upright positions on her forehead and her eyes shifted back to their normal size and position. She was still breathing quickly, but she supposed it would be mean to turn the wolf away when the other was trying her hardest to be polite. Maybe it was possible to be friends over a meal?
Sucre took in a breath. “Oh, um…” The young feline would move aside, still not sure what to make of the wolf that had happened upon her and the meal. “You are welcome to join me.” She gave a little nod. “I’m… just a bit surprised you didn’t just want to take the rabbit away.” She admitted, moving to the other side of the rabbit to give the wolf room to come and join her. “My name is Sucre, by the way. What is yours?” It was acceptable to ask for someone’s name only after you gave your own, right?
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