Dawnlark Plains possum pendulum

dauntless lets out a small noise of acceptance when grayday assures him that he does not need to completely avoid them. the words bring with them a small stab of guilt but daunt chases it away. he knows now that it's ok to pop in for a visit now and then, check in on the babes with the knowledge that his help would be needed as they grew older and more mobile. for now, there isn't much that dauntless can help with aside from the occasional babysitting gig if his parents wanted some time to themselves. dauntless lets out a affectionate rumble when his dad's head bumps against his and scoffs halfheartedly when grayday tells him he's still his baby boy in a honeyed voice that causes dauntless to wrinkle his nose.

"ack pops," dauntless complains purely in jest. still, it was good to know that he wouldn't be entirely forgotten in lieu of his baby siblings. "maybe i'll seek sunny out and see if he has any big brother advice on, well, being a big brother." dauntless hums as the thought crosses his mind. though he voices the consideration aloud he's speaking more to himself then he is grayday. the last thing dauntless wanted to do was somehow mess it up and while he had a bit of a testosterone fueled competition with his elder brother ( at the very least when it came to the thought of girls and that they were both extremely handsome and eligible bachelors ) it wasn't personal and mirza had no issue with going to his big brother for advice.

given his father's admittance of distaste towards foxes dauntless is taken off guard when grayday snatches up his kill and darts away. it takes dauntless a long moment to process that his dad just stole his kill before he leaps after his father with a shocked "hey!"