Blacktail Deer Plateau The sound of my heart

Kisu was firm in his command, and though Saēna desperately wanted to continue viewing him as nothing but a babysitter to be disobedient too, the newfound knowledge that he was her father made her wilt her ears back. “I don't start them,” she countered, though she realized belatedly that Kisu had meant it generally, and wasn't referring to fights in the past.

At length, she turned away from him, though she was slow in doing so. “Can we go home now?” she asked politely, remembering suddenly the mad dog at the base of the plateau. She almost shivered, but kept it hidden from her father's watchful eye as best she could, though her tail did twitch tellingly.