Bearclaw Valley Earworm

nunataq was perhaps lucky it was indra's shadow that passed over hers, and not laurel's -- no doubt had laurel been at the receiving end of that tiny growl, she would have corrected it with a tyrant's unyielding hand. yet indra was not laurel, and while they were similar in many ways, indra wished for nunataq to grow firm and fierce, and would not dilute that fiery flicker in the girl's ever-beating heart.

she had enjoyed what little quiet had passed, up until a crack and yelp caused her to startle. immediately rising, she pulled towards nunataq and invasively shoved her face in the girl's worriedly. nosing her, she discovered the split tooth -- her heart settled, if only a bit -- before she snuffed the tooth with a claw into the dirt. she would not coddle nunataq's pain -- and to distract the girl, gave a gentle nip to her hips before striding off.