Redsand Canyon Cut slope.

Fennec had thought they’d want to talk more, but apparently she was going to be given first pass at it. She gave an amused expression at Killdeer’s question, wondering what he was inferring (and coming up with a few guesses). Nothing you don’t already know. Anything confidential from her son was pretty much guaranteed to be for Towhee too. About the only thing she’d ever spoken with her mom about sans Killdeer was Bronco - and those days were pretty far behind her.

Mereo’s had some changes. You’re looking at the new Imperatrix. She liked that it matched her husband’s title, as a way to claim themselves a set without being required to change her name. Germanicus and I talked, and I had some ideas on how the ranks might be improved. Now only diplomats do a stay in Akashingo. Or another pack of their choice, even. She smirked, knowing that was one of her mom’s main pain points here.

A pack like Epoch, if they wanted and you all were okay with it. Killdeer hadn’t ever shown much interest in being a diplomat, but she wondered if something like that would strike his fancy. They’d be going on their ‘march’ soon but after… as much as she loved him being here, she wondered what he would think if she wound up with more kids this spring. Would he want to stay here and help with them? Or go experience new things with his grandmother in Epoch?

Last time he hadn’t chosen her, and she internally kicked herself into being okay with the possibility he might do something similar again. She wasn’t perfect, but holy fuck, she was trying. And it was a whole lot easier now that she had things to look forward to again.