Heron Lake Plateau the intermittent shuttering of shadow

Raven was glad when Qui showed up, because she was loath to dislodge the two kids who were actually behaving to go disrupt the mischief of the two who were not. She had been just about to pull herself to her feet to intercept the wanderers when their father arrived, and Owen (of course) immediately made his displeasure known. The two of them had a strangely combative relationship, which had resulted in many laughs for the observing mother. It was no different today, and as she chuckled at their antics, she mentioned fondly to her mate, "Their eyes have opened." He'd probably noticed, but there was a chance he hadn't. Things tended to happen quickly around here!