She heard the click of the nails slow and then stop. She heard the whine. And she heard the click of nails again, slower this time. Dog then. And... that didn't make sense. Those weren't hunting or hungry sounds. In the dark her eyes narrowed but her hands didn't lower from their defense either.
They'd put a dog in with her. Dogs could be cunning but faking non-aggressive sounds? She wasn't aware of that. Why would they put her in with a dog that wasn't aggressive? The clicks toward her were slow, too slow to charging, too measured to be stalking. Why would they put a dog -
No.
"Steve?" It's a literal guess in the dark. Because - no. No, he'd disappeared but intel had said - no, it couldn't be. She was going to get her throat ripped out. But - careful she sank down to her heels, annoyed all over again by how bad her eyesight was in the dark. Hunting wolves wouldn't whine surely? Hesitant she offered her hand, the bad one she could afford to lose. "Steve, is that you?"
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They'd put a dog in with her. Dogs could be cunning but faking non-aggressive sounds? She wasn't aware of that. Why would they put her in with a dog that wasn't aggressive? The clicks toward her were slow, too slow to charging, too measured to be stalking. Why would they put a dog -
No.
"Steve?" It's a literal guess in the dark. Because - no. No, he'd disappeared but intel had said - no, it couldn't be. She was going to get her throat ripped out. But - careful she sank down to her heels, annoyed all over again by how bad her eyesight was in the dark. Hunting wolves wouldn't whine surely? Hesitant she offered her hand, the bad one she could afford to lose. "Steve, is that you?"