Silvertip Mountain One cycle around the sun

Mason bounced onto the scene with enthusiasm. He trotted right up to his Dad and Zaria, planted an affectionate lick on his father's cheek and then turned to more sedately and carefully bump the underside of his step-mother's muzzle. He then turned and paced away a step before he seated himself, jiggling excitedly on the spot. Other packmates were there, and his Uncle showed up a little later, looking all cool and swarthy, but pretty tired. Mason grinned at him, and would have made a quip about having a lady-friend if his dad hadn't been in earshot. Fitz could take things too seriously sometimes and Mason didn't want Steady having to explain his life away about not really having a girlfriend.

As his large Uncle sat next to him and visibly drooped, Mason reached across and nudged his Uncle back into place. "I'm sooooo gonna beat you, you lazy fish." He said in an undertone to Sted, before turning to innocently face his Dad and await instruction.