Redsand Canyon think about what you believe in now.

having daughters had created a place inside germanicus that he recognized as softness.

and yet he did not shy from it.

it was not weakness. he loved them both fiercely. liri began to roll upon the dead insect. alivia tested the bird he had brought. germanicus lowered his muzzle to sniff at the bloodied feathers and wondered if she would carry it off.

he lowered himself to his belly, forelegs sliding forward and a thump of his tail inviting the little ones closer.