Stone Circle let's go upstate

Valette came roaring in like a flash of lightning, all teeth and sound as she asserted herself. Grayday found himself ruffled at her gruff treatment of him, but it only lasted a moment before his irritation melted away. It was understandable - she would probably be having her own pups this year, and as far as she knew, Grayday didn't have the best track record with women in heat.

But, although he was not entirely unaffected, Grayday had no problem keeping himself in check - especially with his daughter there. His worried, wide-eyed daughter.

"It's okay," he said to Dawn, having pressed his belly to the ground to show Valette that he wasn't planning on making any moves. "Val has to make sure the red girl isn't going to be bad," he explained. "She won't hurt her because she's being good."

Dawn tilted her head to the side, clearly confused. They'd gone over heat and womanly changes before, but Grayday was not the best teacher when it came to these things.

"Because she's staying in the territory, and not sneaking off to find a boyfriend," he clarified. "Only Val's allowed to be pregnant this year."