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The dark woman tolerated his attitude, having gotten used to his sometimes haughty nature. It was something she understood perfectly well -- after all, she herself understood the position of subordinates and dominant canines, and though she outranked him, he clearly was more skilled than she was in this hunting area. For that reason, she could do nothing but tolerate the worst of what he put her through. In any case, the hybrid woman trusted Sirius not to put her through anything terribly demeaning without good reason. She did not provide a verbal response, but did as was asked as her quietly -- this was the way slaves had behaved in Eterne, and though she did not feel slave-like, there was something keenly familiar in this that she could not shake. This feeling was gone quickly as they were outside and in the open, chilled air -- though it was April now, the cold of winter was certainly still upon them. The hybrid walked more quickly now, catching up pace with the male.
“What's that, sir?” she said, tacking the last word on with a grin. She would do as he asked, for she did not believe he had ever lead her astray -- after all, she was catching rabbits on her own now -- but he wasn't beyond a little friendly ribbing, or so she thought. She was curious to see what they would bring down, and the Tuyul was more open to learning these things than she thought possible. In Eterne, these tasks were beneath her. Now, there was an earnest desire to learn within Eris, something rising from the children she had carried from her belly and into this world. One of them was gone now, and the hybrid shoved the thought from her mind, the faded scent trail and the absent girl forcibly pushed away. She very nearly raised her arms and made an accompanying physical gesture, but stopped herself.
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