Blackfeather Woods true north

He thought that once Maegi saw the stranger, saw his health and his youth and his strength, he would be welcome. They were a family of broken things — that was an unavoidable fact — but they could be a home to more than that. It wasn't up to her, though. She gave him that indication and he brushed his snout through the fur of her shoulder, a brief caress, and then turned in search of Relmyna.

She had arrived swiftly, silently, but Maegi had motioned to her and so Mou's attention drifted; now he looked at her with an expression he didn't often carry: confidence, trust, and the raise of his curious brows as if to say, can he stay? The stranger was already explaining himself and if need be, Mou would find a way to convince them all it was worth it.