Bearclaw Valley Parents sometimes show love through velocity

unaware guards. his son, stealthy among them. two! and duskfire had lain unguarded. 
when aventus began to speak, sliding names along a proverbial surface into plots upon a map, the bearwolf smirked in flagrancy. "do you believe that ashlar can truly be molded, after all this?" merrick gently pressed, testing the reasons for their bruin-jaw's deeper reasoning.
"arielle would do well in such a situation. keep her to the shadows; her healing will be invaluable when our teeth meet theirs."
an our; of course; merrick thrilled to the idea. but then his face grew more solemn, and he looked to aventus with a more resigned air. "i am bidden to stay here. your siblings. they cannot be left vulnerable."
and still he wished to be there!
"take surya. he wishes to shed blood."