Redtail Rise the final braincell

her orders. she wishes they were so simple as to say, plainly.

chil'ren, she repeats, and gives him a long look. i wanhh'em. you— she pauses, but the reticence isn't bashful, only a lack of proper words.

Avicus shakes her head, giving a huff of exasperation. you, she repeats firmly. 

she will pose the question to the others, too. she wants them all—she wants their bodies, brains and tongues for her own pups, the best of each man here. 

only the best will beat Nyra.

how? she asks, and her tail swishes slowly behind her. how. that's a good question. she waits for his next move, squaring her shoulders yet relaxing enough to let him take the lead.