Redsand Canyon prehendo

the return home had been swift.

germanicus looked up at the high walls of redstone, at the sprawl of cacti and lake. but it was for the forest he pressed, steps determined not to be waylaid until he had found @Fennec.

he was not certain what he might say. his eyes found the flickering leaves, the greening of spring. he discovered the deep contentment that had first led him to the canyon. and then he looked for her, for the muted gold of her pelt and the paleness of her eyes.

his belly clenched. his heart lurched. he settled beside their den to wait, drawing steady breaths even as a desperate love for her rose and mounted and wavered in his gut.

fennec redhawk, the only woman who had ever truly known germanicus.