❉ daggers and pearls.

A few moments of creaking silence passed by as his body warmed to the temperature of the wooden structure. It was slightly more comfortable than outside and at least the strong winds were blocked. Coldness still crept into the complex, but it was better than freezing in the snowstorm. His senses picked up the definite sounds and vibrations of movement. Of course there would be someone else. It would be pure luck to find an uninhabited structure in a season like this.

A growl half startled him in his state, demanding an explanation of his arrival. He rose to his paws, expecting a patrol of pack wolves to be standing before him. But nope, it had to be a pup. A large one, that was for sure. He briefly glanced at the other creature, a white female wolf, who also seemed to take refuge in this building for the time being. The feline's gaze sharply met the pup's cyan stare, his features faintly amused. Was this all that was going to get between him and shelter? A pup?

The cat demanded disbelievingly. "Your home? A pup owns this place?"

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