Dawnlark Plains Lemonade

He remained a moment longer, then evidently admitted defeat. He retreated with a few parting words that made Spur's pursed lips twitch. She remained motionless until he disappeared into the distance, then let out a long, shaky breath of relief. It took another few minutes to gather herself and stand, at which point she began scanning her surroundings for any sign of her wayward brothers. Larkspur wasn't angry that they hadn't come, though she was desperate to reunite.

"Si? Pip?" she called quietly, sniffing the air and turning to follow their scents further out on the plain. "Mommy?" Spur added, just in case Harlyn had returned in the meantime. Her cries were met with silence at first, though thankfully it wasn't long before she located her litter mates and, shortly after that, their dam returned (with company) to take them to their new home.