Redtail Rise i am sometimes more doubt than man

At the same time, Aventus felt a touch of rebellion when he thought of bending his head to his sister, but it was fleeting. Avicus had always been the better wolf between them, no matter how much he had played at faithful cultist. She had never had to stoop to such things for recognition. She was her own master, and she deserved all the respect she received, including his.

Aventus fell in line, following Avicus into the Rise without questioning whether she was in any state to give them a tour. He didn't know how pregnancy worked or what toll it took on the female body. He was a simple man who would never need to concern himself with such things. He knew Arielle was tired and he should have advocated for her then, but he followed wordlessly.

There would be time to rest once the pleasantries were done with.