Bearclaw Valley a tale of the ragged mountains

her mother had been resting, but as Avicus approaches, the dark woman rouses. she isn't sure how quite to communicate her desires. she begins by dipping low into a play bow, lips set in a fearsome snarl. her fur bristles; her eyes glitter. she rocks back and forth like a pugilist preparing for a bout.

fight? the red girl asks, and gives her mother the barest of nips upon the shoulder. how fight?

she wants to fight like Astara. she wants to kill like Merrick. hell, any of the trained professionals within this valley would do as tutors— but she wants Astara. the more she can become her mother, to assert her dominance over the other children and eventually the valley itself, the better.