Redtail Rise diddling

backdated about 10 days, before Arielle's kids come

lookh aff'er 'em, pleahh'? she instructs @Ashlar, leaving him in charge of her rapidly growing brood. for rapidly growing they are, but not enough to leave alone—and she resents it, a little.

as she takes off from the den, she notes that Arielle's time is drawing near and that the healer may be drawn away at any moment. but Avicus is selfish, and she needs time to herself. she needs the chase, the hunt; she needs blood and the wind in her ears.

she's a red streak across the open land, revving up to full speed.

plenty of small game in the forest. she enters the trees, the nearby babble of the stream tilting her ears. she heads that way—perhaps fishing?

anything, anything beyond nursing.

she is more than over being a host to parasites, as much as she adores what they are and what they'll become.