Moonspear lorn and loath

The stranger entered the lodge and Raiyuk paused in his play to watch them, but was soon too taken-up by the game of gnawing, and the ease that the chewing gave his new teeth, to pay much mind to either of them. His mother spoke and seemed more interested in the stranger anyway, and that was alright.

When the golden-furred stranger looked to him and spoke his name, he eyed her brightly, and when she smiled he grinned around the sopping wet hunk of hide that was wedged in his mouth. His tail gave the earth a little thump-thump-thump.