<font color=goldenrod>came out swinging</font>

He looked as if he were from the Angel bloodline, a very remnant of Trenus and Diveen and yet no Angel would be found with their pelt looking so utterly silly. No, they were clean but public appearances were important; of course, she could have very well stumbled into a private affair but that thought never came into her mind. As a general rule, social skills had long since eluded her (had they even been there in the first place) and the male was almost definitely waiting to be found - probably not the case, but who would argue with her? She was strong willed and as stubborn as a bison. When he spoke again, her head simply tilted to the other side of its axis and her mouth fell into a soft, questioning 'o'. She went to speak, her lips moving but suddenly - he sprayed water at her.

Her ears flickered back and her face screwed up as the droplets hit her, her left paw darting out in front of her in a futile attempt to shoo the water away from her. As soon as the area was sufficiently safe, she looked back down to the male with a scowl. Scared? Hah - he clearly had no idea who she was! She did not even know the meaning of fear - nope, not at all! Anything he could do, she could undoubtedly do better.

"Scared? No, you are wrong!" she leapt down to the lowest level of the rocks, her paw tentatively reaching out and skimming across the top of the water shyly. It was ... cool, and strangely calming to have run between her toes. She watched as she dragged her paw through it, her head tilted and ears cupping forward in interest; as soon as the male spoke, her attention flickered back to him and she scowled once more. "Teasing or not, I will show you so that you never say I am scared again!"

Slowly she lowered herself into the water, her hackles rising up as she cool water touched her skin. She clenched her teeth as she felt her paws land on the slippery stones beneath, her eyes wide as she stumbled a few times - no, no, it was not nearly as easy or fun as the white male made it to be! This Winter Storm? No, he was... crafty. Surely he was cheating. Finally she steadied herself as best as possible, her attention returning to him though this time marred with a broad, toothy grin - hah! She had done it! Even though her legs quivered and her paws worked over time trying to steady her... but he did not need to know that!

"See? I am not afraid - why would I be? Water is for drinking and therefore is not frightening - though it does make me look very...gross," she puffed her chest out, only retracting the action when she looked down to see her dark pelt floating strangely in the water. It looked... not like her, and she moved up a little bit to notice the way the fur clung to her too tightly. Urgh! It was horrible! She would not leave until he left unless he promised to not laugh at her. "But I am Malina - of Diveen. What about you Winter Storm? Got a home or too busy trying to become one with the fishes?"

There it was - the Malina that just couldn't manage to be too kind even when faced with looking foolish.

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