Blacktail Deer Plateau quest

Her mother’s tongue smoothed the fur along her side, but caused the wounds to sting momentarily. Hilda tensed and stuck her legs out, trying desperately to escape the onslaught though it lasted only a moment or two. As soon as the cleaning stopped, the pain went away- but she was left in bad humour. 

Not knowing how to handle her budding emotions or her thoughts on what pain had been like, the pup began to cry, with short, gull-like wails.