Broken Boulder un jour tu t'en voudras

it's not the reaction he expects -- immediately the young father is made guilty, apologetically licking the top of her head as she comes towards him. "hey now," delight says, making sure to keep his tone softer, "it's okay, you just can't be wandering off alone, okay?"

but well, he's here now. shifting, he settles down, laying in a sphinx-like position to keep her framed between his delicate paws. it's startling how much she looks like him -- brilliance and mali both seem to have taken more after their mother, their merle pattern more clearly showing these days, but solomon has stayed that familiar burnt umber. she seems to have inhabited his glower, too, though if that's just a side effect of her... early difficulties, he doesn't know yet. he gives her head another little lick if she lets him, humming. "what are you up to, anyway?"