Blacktail Deer Plateau breathe deep

"Settle down - give Pema some space, if you're going to roughhouse," Grayday said sternly, earning a sheepish glance from Easy and a huff from Dauntless. Still, they heeded his words, and the father turned his attention back to Pema, ears pressing forward in interest.

"Do they?" he asked, surprised and a little frustrated. He just couldn't figure out if there was anything between the two of them, and it bothered him more than he liked to admit. Of course, things would happen with or without his intervention, if they were truly meant to, but the male liked to have eyes on situations like these. "He didn't seem interested when I talked ot him," he added, mouth turning down at the corners.