Redtail Rise Obey your master

the day was oppressive. ancelin found that nothing he did stifled the heat. not lying on his back, not slumped on his belly, nothing.
disgusted, when he saw atreus streaking off, he considered that his brother had found a better climate than his. and so the boy roused himself and trotted after.
he was not expecting the larger red pup, nor the way their teeth glinted. ancelin whined and then she struck for atreus.
the sound of consternation bubbled into a true and challenging snarl. he bounded across the small space and tried to sink his milk teeth into the base of her tail, growling and sawing his head to and fro.