Redtail Rise XXI

augur was amused and rumbled, a long sound of delight.

as the boy belonged to the rise, he had found no difficulty in accepting otter as one of his own, too old to nurse but young enough to be fed by him and to learn.

the child tumbled in the mud. augur let the little teeth close around his ear and growled, swinging otter to and fro rather playfully despite the pain.