Redtail Rise Needlework the way, never you betray

ancelin was thoughtful as atreus spoke. the lack of judgement made him more open to sharing, though he was perfectly aware that this was something which needed to stay strictly between he and his brother. 
"i don't mean someone in the rise. dad doesn't have to know." it felt wrong and bad saying that out loud, but it felt right to say it to atreus, to reinforce that they had conversations that belonged just to them. it was nice, especially in the wake of arielle and what had happened with masquerade.
"i mean — we can leave. say we're hunting, or something." the constant pursuit of meat was something honorable in the rise. no one would question it, ancelin thought very narrowly.