Redtail Rise It was only a trap.

she left @Reki to watch the kids, trusting him as long as @Ashlar kept within calling distance. she's restless, cooped up in there. night falls, and they're sound asleep; they should be okay. she gives a great stretch upon exiting the den and then lopes off, feeling the stiffness in her joints.

stiffness that slips away as she races through the trees, bursting out onto the open claim. she lets her tongue loll as she runs, the cool night air intoxicating all her senses.

wheeling 'round, intending to head back—

a shadow at the border.

Avicus changes direction abruptly and charges for the figure, teeth bared in a snarl and emotions fueled by recent events. only when she's paces away does she pull up to a halt and lifts her chin, realizing too late the sense of familiarity that strikes her upon finding his face in the starlight—

tags for ref!