Blackfeather Woods unintended worship

they were well-met and friendly with one another; after a brief flag of her tail in the air, elevated above that of her companion to confirm her rank, relmyna took the other's scent. a smile curved her maimed lips; she settled to her haunches in the glen and turned her gaze slowly around them, to take in the whelping place's smaller details.
in a short time, relmyna turned her expression back upon the woman, tilting her head as if to ask what the other made of the place.