Blacktail Deer Plateau Bye, baby Bunting, daddy's gone a-hunting

Before either of the girls could get too wound up by the scent, the adults broke up the small fight, with Kisu ushering Saēna to one side of the den and Hawkeye coaxing Osprey Jr. to another. Both were fed separately, Junior only being offered some chewed meat after her mother inspected her mouth and made sure the wound wasn't bad enough to warrant calling Blue Willow to make a house call.

Osprey Jr. made quite a few funny faces while attempting to eat, her tongue nearly constantly flicking out of her mouth as she tried unsuccessfully to eat around the pain. Eventually, she gave up and comforted herself by latching onto one of the Alpha female's teats instead. The warm milk didn't bother her swollen, aching tongue much at all and, successfully soothed, the rough-'n'-tumble pup fell fast asleep.