Bearclaw Valley redemption so clean, discovering me

indra listened, observing the preening way laurel seemed to heighten. she grinned, genuinely happy for her sibling. laurel said it had been great -- indra wanted to pipe up and say 'how? in what way?' -- she worked her heavy tongue over, trying to formulate questions that might elicit clear recountings of laurel's tryst with the alpha male.

indra thought back on her own play with xan - interrupted by reigi and laurel's arrival. the difference was the mute wolf had not come, nor had indra -- and laurel had managed to secure the male's attention all for herself. good. indra thought vindictively, her lips curled back momentarily to reveal her thoughts. but laurel had gotten xan -- that counted for something, right?

"did it hurt? what did it feel like?" she nosed along laurel's neck, xan's scent light on her pelt. "where's he now?"