Hushed Willows Kissing up on fences and up on walls on the way home

Eros seemed lost in contemplation, which Prialux didn't readily understand. She grew more and more rigid the longer she watched him stand in place, slowly turning his head as if taking in everything. Another keening whine loosed from her lips grabbed his attention, and soon he was striding back toward the den. Prialux felt a wash of relief in her breast. Eros was returning to the safest place they had, even if it was a loveless place, and she needn't worry about him being lost to her as well.

Her relief was short-lived. He reached out and grasped her ear, and she had only one second to wonder what he was doing before he yanked painfully on it. Prialux yelped and backpedalled and shook her head, but for the moment was unable to dislodge her brother. Her tail beat back and forth between her legs as she tried to appease him, though it was unlikely to do any good. Unlike her brothers, who were withdrawn and sullen as a result of Amara's neglect, Prialux was desperate for positive attention, and couldn't understand the motives behind theirs turns for the worst when it came to interacting with her.

She simply wasn't ready to delve out into the world, and couldn't comprehend that that was all that Eros wanted her to do. She took it as punishment, and whined sharply as she sought the floor with her belly.