are you slow?

She flinched slightly as Bazi moved her again, though relaxed noticeably when she was rewarded by her mother. Apprehension stirred the girl’s teeth to nibble at her lips, and blinking her eyes once more, she looked past her mother to Swift, who was attempting to stare down their mother. She was so young and had yet to understand the true depth of the hierarchy, and yet she was very subservient to her mother now – something that was drawn by instinct. Swift too, would give way to this pull, and while the bi-toned baby wanted to seek out the side of her brother, she dared not cross Bazi once more. Instead, she nuzzled her nose closer to her mother, her eyes gazing up at her, as if questioning whether or not they were okay now – and if snuggling was out of the question.