Moonspear their blades were bared

Although she carved out time for the occasional social calls and recreational forays lately, much of Galaxy's time was still spent near the mountaintop, an ever awestruck pupil of the night sky. She headed there now, yawning herself awake after a long afternoon nap as she climbed. Even as she wound upward, someone else came wending down and they inveitably crossed paths. Galaxy peered through the darkness, smiling as her mother's shadow materialized.

"Mommy, hi! What're you doing?" the youth questioned, sidling closer to slip her head beneath the Alpha female's chin in a catlike manner before licking at her cheek and retreating a few steps to better see her facial features.