Redhawk Caldera Never be the same

She reached down to chew the ice lodged between her toes, all the while keeping her ears perked to the pup's silly, screechy song. Raven glanced up intermittently to smile at his efforts. The others tried a little too, though none so emphatically as "Fidget." She did notice that one of the "twins" slept soundly through it all, though the Gamma didn't think anything of it.

When the would-be Phox quieted down and wagged his tail, clearly waiting for praise, Raven didn't leave him hanging. She stretched out a paw to "boop" his nose, yellow eyes dancing as she put her face close to his. "Good job!" she said, enunciating each word slowly and carefully. She knew the pups' ears were open now—hence the howling—and speech would be soon to follow.