Moonspear sing a new song

Her humming tapered off as she detected the presence of a larger wolf. By the near-silence of her steps, Alya determined that it was her mother who approached. And, not feeling much like interacting with the woman while Cypress was on her mind, Alya hid in the back of her own mind and allowed Lyra to take control.

"Mama!" she laughed as the green-eyed woman nipped at her flank. Lyra scooted it out of the way, but not before she felt the thread of teeth through her fur. As the woman came to stride beside her, she bumped her head deferentially against the underside of her chin. "I'm glad we all got your sneakiness," she declared, tail lashing to echo this sentiment.

Somewhere deep inside the young princess, Alya was thinking about how she might sneak off to see Cypress in the near future.