Phoenix Maplewood Nothing but dust in the shadows

he chuckled in spite of himself at the sounds heard from within, but turned with a brief bristle at the approach of another wolf -- a greyed elder with a knowing gaze. "h-hi. i mean, hello. we haven't met yet. I'm Casm --" his introduction was cut off by Saena's voice; the woman turned to face him and gestured to the pups.

reminded immediately of his baby sisters and how shy they had been, Cas folded his ears and whined a little into the darkness. "hey, guys. i've got a cool thing here. dontcha wanna see?" he crooned in a sing-song voice, patting the stoat. maybe they would gum its fur or something. "oh, yeah, 'm Casmir," he finished, shooting a warm glance toward the elder who had joined them.