Stone Circle My siblings are my best friends

Steph's honest confusion made him suddenly uncertain, and he dropped his gaze to the chipmunk again, tracing the beat of its breath along its fragile side. His sister was an adult, and that was enough to convince him that maybe he had done something wrong by backing away instead of joining in the game. His sister was a good wolf, and she only did what was good - yet when he thought about the chipmunk flying through the air, he could taste all its fear and all its panic all over again.

Overwhelmed, Merrit shook his head and kept his eyes on the ground to keep his sister from seeing him. "I dunno. I jus'..." He fell quiet and pinched his brow, before he lifted his shoulders in a heavy shrug. "I jus' can't. It hurts." He meant the chipmunk, of course, but he didn't clarify for her, thinking she would understand. He didn't even acknowledge the little creature now. His eyes instead steeled to the side, ashamed at himself for all these things he didn't understand.