Sunbeam Lair surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life

Asterr appeared momentarily, to Shiori's great delight. She cooed at her mother's touch, then bumped affectionately against her mother's legs and sides. Hi mama, she said. Will you tell me more about our home? I want to learn, and I want to be helpful. This she knew with great certainty. Not only did she want to be helpful to her mother and Ukko, but she wanted to help the entire pack. She had met the rest of the pack but once, but they were kind and complimentary, and Shiori wanted to help them, too. They had bought their love with their loyalty to her mother, and thus to her. Shiori watched her mother for her reaction, though she expected Asterr would drop everything to indulge her.