Lost Creek Hollow i walk in the cemeteries of this city at night

of course! <3

a low sound caught merrick off-guard; he jumped as his dark ears fell back, and then the man called terance was approaching. swallowing, the boy hurriedly dipped his head to wipe the tears from his cheeks with a fore-ankle. this was a leader, and though merrick was used to being the child of leadership, everything was different now. what if terance judged him for his grief? after all, he'd given the valley wolves a home, and that counted for a good deal.
a gentle nod, a sway of his tail, and then the coywolf's eyes lifted back to the tiny lights studding the dark sky. "mama says there are constell ... constellations up there," merrick murmured idly, before falling silent, unsure of what else to say.