Larksong Grotto breathe it in

For @Jhala and/or @Hiram. Pups are welcome to cameo. <3

Since Vuk and Seff had returned, Terich had been resting easier. He still woke up in the middle of the night, jerking awake, and searched frantically for his family before touching them, kissing them, and finally falling back into a fitful slumber. It was almost surreal that they were here again, and he could hold them close once more. So that morning after kissing them good day, Terich went in search of food. The autumn's chill breeze had begun chasing away the prey, but some creatures still remained. Today, he had his sights set on rabbits.

After a few tries, he finally caught two hares, one of which he brought to Vuk, and the other which dangled from his mouth as he headed toward the new family's abode. He wasn't sure when he missed Jhala and Hiram's relationship blossom, and perhaps in reality it had not blossomed out of love, but survival, much like his and Vuk's had. Terich-mir still didn't believe in this religious code Reek--Hiram--had set for them, but he would obey his laws as well as he could, to repay him for taking in the young family those many months ago.

When he reached their grotto, Terich respectfully stopped many yards away, and set down his quarry. Then he let out a few low chuffs of air, hoping to catch their attention without waking up the tiny babes.