Redsand Canyon My heart has teeth.

It was quite late by the time she made her way home, well past midnight. She crept into the den she shared with her partner and children, then stood over them, staring at them like a total creeper.

It was almost a certainty that Jack and Leo would leave her one day. And when that day came, it would be a credit to her parenting skills that she had raised yet another batch of capable, independent Redhawks. But it would hurt.

She slipped closer to the sleeping @Maxim, pushing at his shoulder with her snout. Wake up, I need to talk to you, she did her best to whisper.

Without waiting for a reply, Towhee skulked back outside and took a seat a few yards away from the door, so they wouldn’t disturb the pups. She craned her head upward to peer at the stars again, waiting for Maxim to come out and join her.