Redhawk Caldera ~*faberge*~

Fin loved the way that her kids loved each other. She smiled as she watched Lagan putting his younger siblings to bed with a story, thinking back on how Eljay used to do the same with him once upon a time. It had been a blessing to have her eldest back in their ranks for a time, and she wondered now if things had been different had her eldest had older siblings of his own to look up to. Maybe he'd have learned how to be strong. Maybe he'd have known better how loved he was had he had a huge family to show him so. She sighed as Lagan stood and crept away from his little siblings, hesitating momentarily before standing herself and sneaking along after him.

She allowed him to get some distance on her as she followed, diverting from his trail briefly to visit the lake for a quick drink. When Fin caught up to Lagan again, she found him sprawling out across her favorite sunning stone. A memory of their last conversation here came to her as she approached, but she let it fade as she hopped upon behind him and reached to snuffle noisily in his ear as her way of greeting. She had no idea that her son was thinking himself as quite the "bad boy" in that moment, otherwise she might have toned down the obnoxious mommy affection out of respect for his new identity. Only, no. She would have just been even more of an obnoxious mommy.