Sacred Grove safety

The other stood taller growing more bold, and perhaps if things were different Aponi would have taught her a lesson. For now though she knew that she was not strong enough as she was still recovering from her recent near starvation. Instead she strained her neck just a little bit higher as if to prove she wasn't intimidated by this stranger. Blue eyes stared into the golden of the other wolf in a way that wasn't friendly, more of a mockery of the way most wolves avoided eye contact.

And jesus christ was this woman babbling, on and on about her mother and how she might have been successful. Aponi half smothered a snort that worked its way up her throat when finally the stranger shut up, "No harm no foul," she sneered back in response to it all. really she had been only half listening to the end of her speech because she didn't really care what this woman had to say.

Aponi was bored and she knew she wouldn't be returning with a fawn to impress Mercy, and toying with the wolf before her was no longer entertaining. With an annoyed flick of her tail she flashed her fangs in one last attempt at intimidation to assure this fool wouldn't follow her the yearling turned. At first her pace was slow, meandering back through the broken brush that their chase had caused but as she left the other's eye sight she sped up. It was time to return back to her king who awaited her.

APONI EXIT

I left my response open-ended in case Aponi wanted to respond to Kite >____> @Aponi

The others sneering caused Kite to bristle. Very belatedly did Kite gather that this silver-coated wolf was not the sort she was used to, and Kite had to laugh. It was the only thing she really could do at the others sneering, not really understanding where it had all come from. She didn't know what to think. But it was only when the other one flashed her fangs and lashed her tail aggressively (taking the annoyed flick of the others tail as something of a challenge) that Kite found herself unable to stand for the others behavior; perhaps a flare of dominance found itself igniting within her, but Kite lifted her head some and in response, her own fangs revealed. Kite never did respond well to intimidation; she had bruised her brothers for it plenty of times, and a sneering stranger would be treated no differently. Respect had to be earned, and Kite understood then that the other likely did not know the meaning of the word. Perhaps all the time, the others intentions had been ill toward her. Why that injured Kite so, she did not know.

The others turning only led Kite to believe that she had won. The others retreat was one Kite responded to with her head lifting a bit more, but in case the other turned back in some sort of challenge Kite stood her ground, weight still evenly distributed as her ears kept atop her head and her eyes narrowed for protection. Her chin was draped over her throat, and she thought of all the scuffles she had done with her siblings that had meant nothing at all. Still, they had taught her plenty. Kite took Aponi leaving as her backing down, but she refused to be taken by surprise and turn away herself until she was absolutely certain Aponi had gone.