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Barrett · 11-19-2011, 03:42 AM

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Yarp. My bad, sorry for not being more specific XD

Barrett's charcoal ears pivoted independently to capture any interesting sounds originating from both behind and ahead. He knew the deer were in the midst of their rut — their screeching bellows weren't particularly subtle. By the sound of it, the dominant male of this particular harem had a challenger. Good. That meant they wouldn't be going anywhere any time soon, and it meant the rest of the herd would be distracted. The forceful, hollow clack of colliding antlers signalled the battle's commencement and instilled a sense of urgency in the hungry predator. The chestnut hybrid was not intimately familiar with the dramatic rituals of the ungulates; he wasn't sure how long this window of opportunity would last. Fortunately, it didn't take long to find somebody — or rather, for somebody to find him.

That somebody was a petite, sandy male with eyes not unlike his mother's or grandfather's. For a fleeting instant the loner wondered if they might be related. It wasn't wholly implausible; he understood a hearty chunk of Inferni's membership to possess de le Poer blood, which certainly favoured those deep garnet eyes. But no, nothing else fit. As the distance between them shrank, the contrast in size between the two males grew. The stranger wasn't much shorter than Ezekiel, but Inferni's blond Aquila still had considerable weight on this fellow. Barry was so used to encountering hybrids in these parts that he was surprised to see a seemingly pure coyote. Not that this observation moved him much one way or the other — if anything, it just made it a little harder to submit.

Nevertheless, he did his best: he lowered into a humble crouch with his gaze averted politely to the other male's paws. Even then, he stood nearly half a foot taller; to further emphasise his good intentions, he swung his mottled tail thrice and dropped his ears to half-mast. Given how irate Halo was the last time he passed through, he wasn't taking any chances. Luckily, the scout seemed more curious than hostile. Hey, he greeted quietly, casting a cursory glance over his shoulder in the direction of the feuding bucks. Wanted to see if Zeke was around 'n interested in all that, he explained before looking back to his companion. But I dunno how much time we've got. You want to grab a bite? he wondered, head tipping slightly to the right. I'm Barry, he added quickly, as if his name might persuade the older male to join him. Poer de Aika XIII.

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