Her grasp of the lesson seemed to satisfy Alder, as he was no longer intent on driving her away, with threats to make sure she never approached them again. Well, not threats exactly. Even at his angriest Terra had found herself facing a gentle beast, one more used to healing and protecting than threatening and hurting others. Terra still didn't understand what the connection between foxes and horses were. Foxes were valued, told in the stories as friends and enemies of their kind. Prey made no such mention in their stories except for the occasional mention of Coyote tricking someone into hunting for her. Well, this was a different land, with very different rules than she was used to, uncertain about how anything would be viewed.
Alder's offer was curious for Terra. A horse and a wolf working as a team would be a sight to behold. She still couldn't believe that food was intelligent enough to treat as an equal. If it was, Terra would have to work a lot harder at catching food than she already did. One poor warren had been subjected to her tricks, allowing some to escape repeatedly, and none of them ever learned from it. That seemed a good enough reason for her to believe they weren't equals, and allow her to eat them without much thought. Perhaps. Terra dipped her head courteously before turning away. I should probably leave you to calm the horses. Tail swishing she moved away, deciding that it was much safer to hunt off the territory. That way she wouldn't be eating anyone's 'friends'.
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