Redtail Rise On Top of Spaghetti

Of all of the pups, Masquerade was the one that Ashlar saw the most in common with. It touched him but also worried him; he wondered if she felt the same othering that he did, or if she somehow fit into the family that prized strength above consideration.

He never asked this, though. I’ll join. He answered, his tail lifting slightly with pleasure, but his smile cautious. A badger could be dangerous, so he wasn’t sure it was something any of them should trail alone.

Will you chase it? He asked softly, thinking of Merrick and Avicus and the coyote. He would rather drive it off and allow it to live than kill it, but this was not always what others felt.