Shimmering Sands Could be happy

Phox didn't have to wonder long why Quellcrist asked Frolic to cover his ears. The story was pretty gruesome, especially when he considered that the end game had resulted in the otter becoming her friend. Clearly he wasn't aware of what had happened... so maybe the trick was to get them young. Maybe raising a small animal like that was the trick to getting one for Fenton. All he had to do was murder the critter's parents and be on his merry way. Make it dependent on the very wolves who had taken away its mom and dad.

Already, Phox was plotting to track down some nesting grounds of various animals and see what he could find once spring rolled around. That seemed to be when most of the young ones were born. Although maybe it would be better to wait until early summer so they weren't entirely dependent on their parents anymore. It wasn't like he could expect a wolf to nurse something other than her own kind.

Yeah, uh... a pack mate of ours killed X, the hawk. Don't worry; he's not around anymore, Phox said, as if Tegan might have been secretly hiding nearby or something. I'm hoping to fall into a similar situation for my daughter. She's blind, and I think it would boost her confidence tremendously to have a companion who could help her out when we can't be there for her. Might make her more independent, you know?