Heron Lake Plateau ashes against the grain

For @Quixote! Other tags are for reference, though kiddos are welcome to post if they want!

They'd bounced the idea around some. After receiving Towhee's blessing on the subject, they'd talked about it some more. Now, Raven felt like it was time to make the decision final and, if it went the way she thought it would, formally recognize Niamh as the newest of Redhawk's leaders. @Owen, @Phoebe, and @Kite were in a milk coma at the moment — the latter having passed out with the nipple literally still clutched in her mouth — and @Vasa was toddling around playing with a soft-needled juniper bough someone had left in the den. Ceara (@Fire) had stopped by earlier to drop off a freshly-slain rabbit for her to eat, and the alpha female was in a good mood after spending a few minutes with her friend.

Hearing familiar footfalls approaching outside, she called softly out to her mate, "Qui? That you?"