Blacktail Deer Plateau A sailor went to sea, sea, sea

I'm gonna grab this'un because I'd love a Kisu/Perry talk!

Everyone in the den was drowsing, including Peregrine. He stirred awake and noticed that Saēna had managed to move away from the group. She appeared to be awake, judging by the movements of noise and tail, and he smiled indulgently. She was the smallest and weakest pup in the blended litter and sometimes he worried for her. This was about as energetic as he'd ever seen her, truthfully.

"Sniffing for worms, tiny?" the swarthy Alpha male wondered aloud, standing. He towered over the puny, patchy puppy. "Good god, you're adorable. I could swallow you whole by complete accident." He slowly reclined next to her, stretching out a black paw and holding it up to her nose to see what Saēna would make of it.