Batari walks in echoes and shadows

"All-eye-ance..." Batari mumbled still trying to get the word right while the other wolf talked. It was a foreign word, too long, what did a word need to be so long for? Batari had found that most long words were useless to her. If the word was useless would its meaning also be?

The other wolf continued to use words that held little meaning to Batari. Formal, was another word unknown to her. Agreement had a familiar feel to it. Allied explained itself, clearly a root from this 'alliance'. The next part of the sentence began to fill in the blanks, however. 'The have peace between eachother' Batari knew what peace was, it was the quiet after everything that wanted you dead, either was, or was too far away to find you that day. It was the silence after a kill when no other predators were around.

Further words were spoken, some disgusting words, like 'need' and 'help', but other good words like 'battle'. From what had been spoken Batari grew a rough understanding and began to make context with her own vocabulary. This wolf wanted to trade with Batari. It did not want Batari to care for or protect her; but it wanted Batari to not kill her. It also wanted Batari's help in battle, and it was willing to pay Batari by helping Batari in her battles. Batari might normally have scoffed, she did not need help, she was Batari, all foes would fall by her jaws... but she had learned this was not always so, seeing the numbers in which many of these wolves fought.

"You would be Batari's many... Batari would be your many. The many weak would not be strong against one Batari. There would be two... You would not be Batari's prey... Batari would not be yours." She spoke more quietly than usual, her tone implying the speech was more for herself than the other wolf, to make sure she understood it out loud before moving forward.

Batari then turned to the other wolf and spoke. "Batari knows the word truce. This all-eye-ance is like truce; but more." After a moments thought more Batari gave an answer. "Batari will accept this all-eye-ance. You may be named, so Batari may know you not as prey. Batari allows this."

Something strange came over Batari's features, particularly her muzzle. Fangs were bared tremendously, and her tail was relaxed. The expression looked like a tortured grimace; but one might be able to realize, this was the savage's attempt at a smile.