Redtail Rise stanzas

his aunt's praise sent ancelin into a staccato wag. when she touched him, he held still, completely so. there was a lick to the bottom of her jaw when they moved away. "even if i leave to find him, i'll be back."
this place was his as much as her own. he felt it beating in his blood every day.
"i hope he can too." his face was somber. he loved atreus. but maybe this wasn't the world for him.