Zalen was surprised to find Palaydrian take advantage of his self-chosen subordination by taking on a dominant and bristling stance. This chance in her immediately stopped his tail from wagging and instead it became stiff as all he senses were suddenly keenly on her instead of what may be hidden in the den. She snapped out his viciously, saying that what she to hide was none of her concern. Though her body told him vehemently to stay away, her eyes gave way to the inner pain, and he knew that she was only reacting in such a way to protect herself and whatever it was in the den.
Zalen took several steps away from her, ears folding against his head and he let a whine escape him as she snarled viciously; he had never seen Palaydrian this way and it frightened him. What did it mean that Shadowfang had fallen into suicidal depression and Drin had become all pins and thorns but when Zalen had lost his litter he had turned to silent stone? He supposed everyone had their own ways of dealing with trauma.
The dark Alpha was about give the golden lady her way and retreat when suddenly she spat out words that at first confused him, and then like an arrow shot hot to his core. Anger and rage bubbled immediately in his chest and exploded outwards through his skin; sleekened fur changed to bristles, teeth flared and ears shot forward, and his body seemed to enlarge as he came into his full dominant posture. Sorrow or no, no one had a right to say such things about a pack member and he charged forward at her.
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