Jiva met his eyes, but he was not offended. There was sadness there, and frustration, and Zalen felt empathy for the boy. He rubbed the side of his face against the youths neck in a comforting gesture as he spoke. When asked if he remembered the girl hinting at killing, his ears perked and the male nodded slowly. What was Jiva getting at. After a pause, the Takekuro boy told him what he had seen, that Emmanuelle had worn the wolf skull like it was a trophy. Zalen’s ears flattened against his head and his brow furrowed. His eyes strayed to the ground and he felt anger bubble within him.
Just when he was just beginning to change his mind on coyotes, this girl would bring back up all his prejudices about them. He would never, could never, wear the body of another on him like a banner of triumph. What kind of sick, twisted canine could do such a thing? The Alpha was now conflicted; he worried for Vesper, his friend, and all the good canines of Inferni now that they faced a foe that wished to eradicate them all. But if their members wore the remains of their enemies on their bodies or posted them on pikes along the borders, were they truly any better than the Boreas wolves?
Zalen let out a heavy, grumbling sigh and turned his attention back to Jiva, I am sorry, I know you had feelings for the girl. He shut his maw with an audible click. He didn’t quite want to be too sorry that it didn’t work out, whatever Jiva was trying to create with the coyote female. Zalen decided to change the direction of the conversation, You know, Palaydrian seems to like you. Zalen gave the young man a knowing smile.
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