Silvertip Mountain Star Spangled Child

The dark male couldn't hold back a smile when Odette's jaw dropped at the sight, using a single word to describe what she saw. Isn't it? he asked rhetorically. He followed her gaze to the sky before shifting it downward, towards the edge of the rocky outcrop. Just don't get too close to the edge. It's... Well, it would hurt if you fell, he said gingerly. He didn't like to think of his nieces and nephews getting hurt, but logically he knew he could not protect them from everything. 

He sat back on his haunches, always keeping Odette in his view. He couldn't help but notice the way his heavy heart always seemed lighter around her. Maybe that was why he was always seeking her out, hoping to spend time with her. She was the light in a very dark tunnel he had dug himself into.