Every wolf went silent, their eyes snapping to the shiftless female who had just insulted one of the oldest and most respected males in the pack.
Greymaw’s smile vanished.
He gave her a flat, cold stare that would have made younger wolves tuck their tails and cower.
He wanted to make this small female understand exactly how small she was.
But Tera stared right back.
[Host’s heartbeat has accelerated by 23%]
[Host, please calm down]
[(ó﹏ò。)]
[This system recommends de-escalation]
’Excuse you!’
Tera glared back at Greymaw. Was that look supposed to scare her?
She had stared into the disgusting eyes of a corrupted dinosaur and managed to outrun it while pregnant and holding two screaming cubs.
This old wolf and his chilly look could get in line!
"A bottom-tier, backwater thing like you dares insult me?" he hissed.
Calis frowned, turning to the old wolf to intercept him when Tera crossed her arms.
"Oh, you didn’t like that, did you?" Tera tilted her head. "You may insult me as much as you like, but don’t think you can insult my clan."
Tera’s voice hardened, and she took another step forward.
"What sort of beasts would follow the lead of a shiftless one? Beasts who use their heads. Beasts who followed me because I led them to a rich land and built their settlement from nothing. I helped them access stable food and water when they were starving, and I did it with these hands."
She held her palms up.
"You want to really know why beasts follow me?" Tera dropped her hands and squared her shoulders. "Then wait for your wolves to return and let them tell you what they have seen of my clan."
She huffed and flipped her hair, making sure it smacked Greymaw right in the face.
The old wolf flinched, his eyes widening in shock at what she had just done.
"And my mates are far stronger than any beast male you would have seen. Especially my bear darling. He would break your head open for daring to disrespect his mate and the mother of his cub. And he wouldn’t even need to shift to do it."
The wolves were completely silent now.
[– =͟͟͞͞ =͟͟͞͞ ヘ( ´Д`)ノ]
[This system will ensure Host’s legacy lives through her cubs]
’Hey! WTF?!’
[Influence +2!]
[(O‸Oマ!]
[Several wolves are reconsidering their initial assessment of Host?]
[Throw more insults!]
Tera nearly broke her composure. ’Are you insane?!’
Calis stared at Tera, not entirely sure if she was just deranged. Or it could be that the delusion was so strong that she was even convincing herself of these great things she had done.
How could she even get her clan food without any beast strength or skill?
But the conviction in her eyes and voice still rubbed at him in some way. And his instincts were trying very hard to grapple with his knowledge.
He had already been proven wrong with her lactating, but he would be an idiot for him to believe all these things she was describing.
When his wolves returned, he would know for certain.
[Calis’ Favourability: 0% → 7%]
[The wolf leader is impressed by Host’s defiance]
[Wolf packs value strength of spirit as much as strength of body]
Tera’s eye twitched at the notification, and she turned her attention to the wolf male looking unfairly attractive for someone who had just ruined her entire evening.
Greymaw started to laugh, and the other wolves joined in.
[(óロò ᵕ )]
[The wolves are convinced Host is a colossal fool!]
’WHAT?!’
"Well." Greymaw looked down at Tera with an expression that was somehow worse than the mockery. It was dismissive pity. "The shiftless thing has a mouth. I will forgive you for that, since you clearly do not know what you are talking about."

Calis’s voice cut through the lingering chuckles, and every single wolf stopped laughing.
’Not again!’
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