Moments later, Calis found himself in a discussion between Bessier and Olaf. The males had for some reason, come to pester him when he had decided to pause and sit at his spot against a tree.
Though calling it a discussion was generous.
"—and I am telling you, the left one was bigger," Bessier was saying with the conviction of a male defending a matter of life and death.
"They were the same size," Olaf said.
"They were NOT the same size. The left one was fatter. It had a lump."
"It did not have a lump."
"It had a DISTINCT lump, Olaf. On the side. Near the bottom. How did you not see the lump?"
Calis had no idea what they were talking about. He had been sitting quietly against his tree when the two males had wandered over and planted themselves beside him as though they had been personally invited.
They had not been invited.
"Even Tera said the left one was bigger," Bessier pressed.
"Leader Tera said they were fine."
"She said ’this one is a bit rounder’ while pointing at the LEFT one. That means it was bigger."
"Rounder is not bigger."
"ROUNDER IS LITERALLY BIGGER! What else would rounder mean?!"
Olaf’s expression remained perfectly flat. "It means rounder."
Bessier looked like he was about to burst a vein. He took a sharp breath, glanced at Calis, and immediately forced his face into something dignified.
"Sorry, Alpha." He frowned at Olaf. "Behave yourself. You are in front of another leader."
Olaf straightened his back and folded his hands in his lap. "We were simply having a calm exchange of observations regarding the animals in your pen."
Bessier also adjusted his posture, giving Calis a respectful nod. "Yes, yes."
A full second of composed silence passed.
"The lump was there," Bessier whispered.
"There was no lump."
"I will drag you back to that pen and SHOW you the lump—"
"You will show me nothing because it does not exist—"
"Compose yourself!" Bessier hissed, jerking his chin toward Calis. "We are in front of the leader of another pack!"
"YOU compose yourself! You are the one whispering about lumps!"
"Because you refuse to acknowledge the lump!"
"BECAUSE THERE IS NO LUMP!"
Bessier threw his hands up. "When that animal trips and falls over because of its lump, I will be sure to tell everyone that Olaf said it was not a big lump!"
"It IS not that BIG!"
"It has a LUMP!"


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