Heron Lake Plateau Red robin

The Alpha gave a little snort at his self-aware remark, then reached out a paw and lightly patted his shoulder. "It's okay, little buddy," Towhee let him know, orange eyes sticking to his face. Pups' words were not spoken as clearly as adults', so it usually required more concentration and context for her to read their lips. This was exactly why she liked for them to learn ptero, though it was easy enough for her to parse Tywyll's words.

"Sure," she replied when he agreed to her terms and shortly began bouncing around biting at her. "Hey!" she cried playfully, unable to hear the child's shouts but definitely not ignorant to his general demeanor. He was excited to go exploring and Towhee was just as game to show him a little more of their little piece of the wilderness.

"Okay, c'mon," she declared, beginning to stride away from the den.