Morningside Cuesta it's much better to face these kinds of things with a sense of poise & rationality

oh—that was too bad. surya shook his head. it's okay, he insisted, smile growing a bit wry. we all have those moments. some more than others. the yearling himself was prone to fits of foul mood, especially when things didn't go his way.

feeling emboldened by the man's now amiable nature, he took a few more steps forward. i'm surya, he introduced himself, feeling the familiar pang that his littermates weren't there by his side to chime in their own names. they made their choice, and i made mine, he thought sourly, but it didn't help the heartache. they had been inseparable before he had left.

do you live around here? he asked in an attempt to spur conversation (and to get his mind off his faraway family). his nostrils flared as he examined the scents upon the man's pelt. way too many there for him to be a loner. who was he hunting for?