Larksong Grotto The first signs

She'd been watching and listening as she did more often. The pups were slowly turning from little potatoes into, well, pups. But this time something was different, because there wasn't just the cooing noises coming from the den. It was Reek, and he was with the boy. She didn't just get to hear how much more her father loved the puppies more than he loved her... She got to see it. There was a frustration brewing within her as she watched, and it was only briefly until she got into motion and approached.

Laurel came barging towards them as they want for their walk and she placed herself between Reek and Tapat, coming close to the boy with hackles rised and tail swung high to show him to back off. "Papa, play with me!" she demanded loudly, and she looked at Reek with a dirisive yet fragile look on her face; almost as if she expected the answer to be 'no'.