Word Count → 520 :: Ataxia: *flirts with Miqui to annoy Pandy*
Ataxia remained silent as her mother announced that Pandemic would lead the group, eyes straying away only to catch Harrow's nod. Perhaps her sister had forgotten, or forgiven - or, as the paranoid side whispered in her head - was pretending to be cordial while planning revenge. The hybrid dwelled on this thought for several moments, before pushing it out of her mind. If such a thing were going to happen, there was nothing she could do about it now. Harrow probably wouldn't do anything while they were hunting, and certainty not while she was limping.
Her attention turned to Miqui as her brother announced which position he was to take. She had been so busy trying to guess her sister's intentions that she hadn't noticed the coyote pad to her side. She gave him another, briefer smile before Pandemic ordered her to accompany him at the front. At first, the young hybrid assumed that she was given this honor for being the second strongest of the group. The tip of her tail began to wag. "I'm glad you have such confidence in me, brother," she said and turned her head to face the dark male - just in time to see a flash of a white fang. She returned his expression with a bewildered look, as if she thought it was directed at her. A second later, she remembered the male standing beside her and considered the implications.
It was true that the silvery female liked red coyote, but only because he bore a resemblance to his sister Tlanti. The attraction she had to him was solely due to that reason alone; she found the female form more pleasing and would not pay attention to Miqui otherwise. Since her god valued coyotes over all others, it was natural that she would have pups with the male in Salsola that carried the most coyote blood, but she had no intention of doing anything with him until she was ready for offspring and she was smart enough to realize she wasn't ready for that yet. Ataxia had to wonder if her brother had figured out her intentions, but it seemed so unlikely since neither of them knew each other very well...
Abruptly, her tail slowed. It occurred to her that Pandemic might not be separating them because he knew she planned to have coyote pups, but because he thought she wanted to mate with him - properly, with courtship and all that entailed - and didn't approve of her choice. Ataxia was not sure whether she should be amused by his assumption, or offended that he thought he had a right to meddle in her affairs. A smart retort rose on her tongue, but she thought better of it. Instead, she gave the red male a wink, mouthed a 'good luck' and brushed her tail against his side before striding up beside her dark brother. The display was a message for him, not the poor coyote she was flirting with, but she'd momentarily forgotten that Eris might be able to spot it as well.
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