Redhawk Caldera WSS: Prologue

He shrugged lightly. Their mother certainly had a knack of making life miserable, even with boundaries being set. He'd thought that things might improve once he'd left the pack- but even when he visited, he learned quickly that it was best to avoid her. She took everything too seriously, judged everything he did, and couldn't playfight or spar without turning into a wild beast and nearly suffocating him. 

"Honestly?" He asked, as though asking Alyx if she wanted the cold, hard truth. "I avoid her, or keep conversations short. But...It gets easier. She and Phox are going to have more kids this year- and when they do, she'll...Probably just...Kind of forget about us a bit, and focus on ruining their lives instead." He admitted. It was half painful to admit that life had gotten a bit easier for him when the younger litter had come along- because it meant that his mother's love was deciduous. But he gave Alyx a faint smile. "That's sort of what happened when you came along," He said, reaching out to touch her cheek with his nose affectionately. He was grateful that Primrose, Alyx, Quetzal and Meerkat had come into his life not just because his mother was more busy with them- but because he absolutely adored his younger siblings. "Things'll get better. And if she doesn't fuck off and leave you alone, then you can choose to have nothing to do with her. That's what Nellie did," He said.