Moonspear keep this fire burning brighter

As if on cue, there was a sudden onslaught of puppies — no wait, a puppy, make that singular — most likely summoned by the scent of the bone wafting into the den. She wouldn't mind if her chew-toy was stolen, used to sharing things what with having two identical sisters. She would consider it a gift to the litter, and then go harass Hydra and Alya for another hunting trip. The addition of four hungry mouths (along with one of their best hunters being incapacitated for a time to tend to them) thankfully hadn't taken too much of a toll on their caches, but the eldest daughters knew better than to let them run low.

Lyra glanced up idly as she heard the rumbling of gigantic puppy paws thumping against the earth as one of her brothers rushed towards her. Revui, the one who she was sure had the lion's share of their mother's milk. Or maybe he ate one of his would-be siblings in the womb. In any case, he was a silver-haired monster...and was coming right at her!

The Ostrega barely had time to react before the boy crashed into her, though his aim wasn't quite there yet. She felt him topple over her shoulder and then back before plummeting into the ground on the other side. A loud HAH! followed, and Lyra glanced over at the den where Arcturus had emerged from, only to quickly succumb to laughter at his brother's expense. Assuming Revui was fine — puppies, she had learnt, were very squishy and durable — the girl quickly grabbed the bone between her teeth and leapt onto all fours, dancing away from her fallen brother with a teasing growl. Come get it!