Porcupine Ridge rose madder

capriccio soothed her subordinate gently, and vuk followed the woman with gratitude writ upon her scarred features. in silence she lengthened her stride to match that of the alpha female's own. the question posed was at last something she could answer, and she did in a moment. "vuk," the theta profferred. such a small and simple single syllable, but it had been her title for as long as she could recall. she smiled gently at her alpha female. "ca ... ri," she attempted, before her ears flattened against her skull at the butchered name.