Redhawk Caldera a whole new world

Sphyra was growing fast now. She had been practising a lot with @Fennec to become better at fighting. She'd mostly ignored @Tierra, clearly pissed off at her sister for being such a dramaqueen and running away all the time. Yet Sapsucker was also a part of the family and so she was easy to forgive, too. She was a part of what Sphyra worked so hard to protect, after all. @Caracal was much of a baby too, but in a way different way. Sphyra expected a lot less from him, because he'd always been a bit of a selfish baby. She expected more from her sister.

@Reyes had still not returned — at least, the times that he had, Sphyra had totally missed him and only heard about it or smelled his scent on others later — and Sphyra wondered if he was still sick. @Towhee had taken long to recover but now it finally seemed like she was going in the right direction again.

Through her mother's sickness, Sapsucker's baby-like tendency to dramatically run off, and Caracal being a total baby, Sphyrapicus felt a lot of responsibility sit on her shoulders. She spent a lot of her time training to become better, faster, stronger. She practised hunting, too, to get better and be able to provide.

Recently, she'd taken to exploring further into the territory, and today she decided to check out the borders. She knew of them, had learned about them, and visited them with an adult — but she'd never been alone out here or patrolled. Now was her first time, and as Sphyra glanced out into the world outside, she felt totally important and guardianesque as she watched for movement outside the borders.

tags just for reference, this is AW and set at the borders <3