Redhawk Caldera Because I hate procedural cop shows!

She winced for just a second, but Towhee’s teeth were hardly worse than a kneading kitten’s claws. Sassafras assumed that it was her lively growl that caused the puppy to let go and gaze up at her, so she thought little to nothing of it. It took time for puppies to learn which sounds were meant to encourage and which were meant to warn, and it was largely tied to reading the tone of body language involved. Due to their proximity, Sassafras didn’t pick up on the fact that Towhee was only sensing sound based on vibration. She had no idea the child’s education was bound to be a little unconventional.

When the cub went back to grappling with the foreleg she’d offered up as a plaything, Sassafras leaned forward and blew another burst of warm air through downy puppy fur. Her eyes were wide and bright as she leaned back again and her tail thumped a little harder behind her, extending her other paw to Towhee to see if her attention would be divided or diverted to focus on the new over the old.