Porcupine Ridge birthday in noir

vuk had grown into herself -- she set aside a period each day to practice her speech, hoping one day to match the abilities of taggarik or capriccio. yet, even if she did not, vuk was determined to mend the brokenness of her speech. unfortunately for the little introvert, this also required that she test her new skills upon the others of her pack.

and so vuk, returning with a young weasel, which she decided to place in the cache nearest the den she shared with ilea, came upon a new wolfess, one with a pelt of muted colours which blended quite beautifully into one another. the scent of the alpha male was upon her -- she hid a small smile, inadvertently wondering the same as did capriccio: did taggarik intend to gather a harem here?

but she did not speak this; she dropped the limp animal to the ground and chuffed in a friendly manner, moving up the slope as the other descended.