Watch Your Step

The little temptress was nursing her bleeding paw when a noise sounded from the shadows. She planted her foot on the ground and dug her claws into the earth, a fierce growl ripping from her throat. Who had followed her here? It better not have been one of her idiot siblings, coming to get her in trouble for wandering off alone. Everest felt her small black tail snapping angrily behind her as the figure emerged. But it was no one she recognized.

Her growl fell quiet for a moment as she examined the other wolf. She was young, but not as young as Everest, and her coat was a crazy shade of red. There were strange black marks surrounding her scarlet eyes, but that was all that could be seen in the darkness. The dark princess was a little ticked off, frankly, but she had to admit that she admired such a startling coat color. "Nice fur," she commented, a hint of acid in her tone. Then green eyes would narrow as the other lady voiced her own comment. Pitiful? What, had she noticed her failed hunting attempt? Everest felt her face heat up, but otherwise she managed to keep her cool.

"Yeah. Like you could do any better," she taunted, ignoring the sting of pain in her paw. There was no was she was going to nurse the blood from it now. She couldn't appear weak. This woman was too confident for her own good, as was Everest, but only one of them could live up to the hype. "So, the younger one muttered, sliding her posture to the side casually. "What brings you here?

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