As she had with the horse boy, Felicity made to flatten her ears at the wolf in front of her and found again that she could not. She had to settle for baring her teeth instead, which, although unimpressive in her human form, was a universal action understood by all who were not completely ignorant. The wolf's words were not offensive, but the tone in which they were spoken certainly was. Felicity had never been part of a pack, had never even met another Were like herself until Frost and now this wolf, but she was beginning to understand that she was a dominant force within pack hierarchy. She had always been ambitious and fearless but she had never understood what that would mean in the presence of others. Now that she was getting a taste, it was of utmost importance that she avoid a low ranking.

"My sense of direction is none of your concern," she said coolly, giving no further explanation for her lost state aside from her earlier justification. She was falling into the pack mindset, unfortunately; this was no longer an enemy but 'another wolf,' and Felicity was pushing toward displaying dominance rather than preventing attack. At the she-wolf's words, Felicity had decided that, although non-aggressive, this she-wolf was not very friendly and did not appear to be helpful. She had thus abandoned most of her filters in addition to acquiring the pack mindset. Her upper lip remained in its earlier lifted position, exposing animal-white teeth that seemed out of place in the otherwise very dirty picture she made.

She could read nothing of the wolf's expression, though her eyes held some sort of conflict in them. Felicity's cool temper chilled further when she recognized pity, and she straightened her already straight spine.

She found a bit of hope in hearing that the she-wolf undoubtedly knew her way around, but again she got the feeling that this wolf pitied her, and held that hope at arm's length and with chilly fingers. It was no fault of the grey wolf's to have found the dark-haired girl weak, for she was, at this moment, at the mercy of anyone she came across. But her mind was not weak, and even her body was still kicking. She was strong enough to survive, and for now, with no other options, she was content with that. She returned the she-wolf's gaze without expression, her lip having lowered to cover her teeth.

As the grey and black wolf began to turn, Felicity's back tensed and she went to flatten her ears once again. She pressed her lips together and forced herself to relax, slapping away the uncomfortable hands that prodded at memories she wished would be left alone. She didn't know where the talk of food had so suddenly come from but she used it as a distraction. No sane wolf would turn down a free meal, especially not Felicity with her recent adventures. She moved to follow the she-wolf, keeping her distance and trying not to think about what she would do when she had to shift.

She didn't have to try very long. Soon the stench of Weres was overpowering, and Felicity was commanded with a few looks to shift again. She gritted her teeth. This was going to suck, but hey, as long as there was food at the end of it all. She let her muscles relax to better allow her bones to re-shape, dropping to her knees about thirty seconds into the process. This was only her second shift in what could have been years. She kept silent as her muscles bulged and her shoulders pushed forward, her spine arching, her skin peeling to make way for sleek, blue-black fur. After two stressful minutes of change, Felicity pressed her paws into the dirty ground and shook herself out.

They moved forward, entering an area which smelled heavily of blood, but Felicity was used to such smells and her pace was not hindered by them. She stopped when the other wolf leaped up into a booth, uncomfortable at doing human things in a wolf body. She would have been uncomfortable doing human things in a human body too, however, so she jumped up to join the grey wolf.

Better than a salad, she said in response to their order. What is this place?

Felicity Crow

I'm rusted from the rain