Emberwood the black hills, the bad lands, the calloused east

today was a big day, not that that was a good thing in the slightest. he liked it here, here was warm, here was safe, here was dark, here was quiet, here was good. but here was also no longer happy to let them rent away happily, it seemed they were about to be evicted. he did agree though that the place was getting pretty cramped which gave reif the perfect idea- if he could just shove his siblings out instead then there'd be loads of room for him and he could stay. very logical, yes? so alas when the bustling of their home grew more excited- were they seriously excited to leave this little haven? reif retreated against nature's tug, nestling further into the darkness, as if it could protect him from what was to come.

sundance was first to depart and reif wasted no time in pushing little stubby paws against his butt on his way out in an effort to both free up some space and push himself further away from whatever terrifying thing was trying to steal him away from his 'here'. however it will come as quite a shock to hear but reif was wrong with his thoughts, even after helping shove his siblings away- his landlord was determined to evict him and his little lump of a body made its first contact with the world. the first emotion the little boy would be blessed with was; full scale PANIC!! the grass was spiky, the air was sharp and intrusive on his little lungs and it was cold. why why why did he have to endure this cruelty? and so such thoughts were expressed in an indignant wail although it would be heard as little more than pitiful mewling.

he had to go back! stubby legs would rotate his pale body as he wriggled like a little worm towards heat, yes yes heat was good. however rather than finding him back where he began his nose simply bumped off solid warmth? well desperate times call for desperate measures so with little whimpers he'd simply suck up to this heat source. yet with nature's gentle guiding hand his little mouth came across a teat and would suddenly find something worth living for as warm milk sloshed into his greedy little mouth. at that all other thoughts would be completely abandoned as a sudden roaring appetite awakened within him and suddenly all that mattered was consuming as much of this heavenly liquid as possible.