Dawnlark Plains Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset

things were improving, slowly but surely. day by day, the puppies grew, and though they were beginning to eat solid food, they were pretty much weaned and independent from their mothers. it wouldn't be long before they were productive members of morningside themselves. for now, the hard times seemed to be receding into the past, and aditya couldn't be happier for it.

the sentinel always made it a point to stop by the dens on his rounds each day, and he was happy to see aviana out, enjoying the sunshine while her daughter played. . .well, somewhere. (he was sure she had it figured out by now.) he gave her a smile and chuff of welcome as he approached, sitting down beside her and canting his head in inquiry.

"hey, aviana," he greeted, blinking softly down at her. "how are you?" there was still some residual awkwardness between them; their first meeting had gone awry, and they hadn't had much chance for one-on-one interaction since then. but things had changed, since then. the woman was much more at home with morningside than she had been, and he was now leader. the time for awkwardness was over.