MOST HAVE LEARNED

THAT THOSE WHO PLAY WITH FIRE

SPEND THEIR LIVES ICING BURNS

From across the way she observed him, honey eyes trained upon the mouse that quaked in the shadow of his uplifted paw. What an obscure way to entertain oneself, she thought to herself. He had looked at her before, a sweeping glance that resulted in a lewd grin. His reply would have been bounced back with some smart remark, as she was slowly finding her own curb of wit, but the nickname he labels her with is immediately met with revulsion. Her nose wrinkled slightly at the jibe, but as he offers the miniscule meal to her his paw falls down upon its tail once more to delay its most recent attempt to escape. It was as his paw thumped against the ground that her attention was stolen, glancing up at the unmasked arrival of two females that made their way towards them almost in the same moment. One comes from each direction, and Dessa flicks her gaze at each of them in turn before all but dismissing them.

The first one was slightly taller than Dessa, more slender in appearance, marked in the typical whites and greys that were so often seen around these parts. While the second was significantly smaller, she too sported greys and whites that were ultimately commonplace amongst the wolves of Moladion. Glancing back to the male of tans and browns she arched a single brow before gesturing idly with her nose at the second female, the one whose ribs popped so evidently from her sides to show she hadn’t had a decent meal in far too long. “Aye, stone-cold killer, I think she could use that bite.”

Altogether uninterested in those who did not speak for themselves, she yawned idly. As it were, this whole incident was turning out a fair bit more boring than she had anticipated. Her eyes fell from the male’s face to the wriggling form that lay beneath his paw, wondering what was so entertaining about letting such an insignificant life hang in one’s personal balance. She could care less if he killed the mouse or not, she just wondered what it was about it that was so interesting.

Dessa

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