Blink. Pause. Turn. Quick. Halt. Quick inspection of the air. Todd. Didn't seem to have a tribe on him, but Tani wasn't entirely sure. After all, she hadn't been to many tribe lands. Kept herself to herself, as usual. The white pelt bristled slightly, as always when a stranger came into her midst. A precaution she had always told herself. You could never be too careful, even though Tani always took risks. Tani. It had been a long time since she had been called that. A very long time actually. The last fox that had called her Tani was her brother, long dead. A lump formed in the vixen's throat as the memory of her cheeky brother's face rose vividly in her mind. The hunter had taken away her best friend. And Tani was never one to forgive and forget. Ever.

After what seemed a life time, the todd revealed himself. He was actually quite a handsome fox in Tanith's ranks, and if it weren't for her current state of exasperation, she may have actually noticed that. But for now, Tani saw a small nuisance that was not needed at this time. Still, maybe he could be useful and join her meager tribe. Old memories that were thought to be forgotten, and a heavy secret to bear had coupled to make the vixen annoyed and snappish. Bad time for a conversation. Sighing heavily, she turned her head to face the stranger head on, and decided to give him her undivided attention for ten minutes. If he had not convinced her that he was worth her time, then she could just leave him.

That was what faced a fox that caught Tani on her bad days. But no matter. As much as the white fox was annoyed at seeing or meeting another on these days, she had to admit to herself she was slightly curious as to why a lone todd was wandering around the hills. Of course, it was a free land, but still. She assumed that perhaps he was here for almost the same reason as her, though she doubted it. He didn't have to worry about deputies. He didn't have to worry about a stupid disease. Oops, shouldn't have spilt that out. Oh well. A sharp bark rose into Tani's throat and she growled at the newcomer. "Well greetings to you, hello, buenos dias, blahdiblah. You get what I'm trying to say to you, right?" A tiny smile. Wait, backtrack. A smile was cracked on a bad day? Well then, maybe the day wasn't such a bad one.