Redtail Rise We are often of greater importance in our own eyes

They were young for it, without teeth yet to chew. Ashlar noticed this immediately and left it where it was, lowering himself down instead and smiling as he rumbled quiet laughter at his own mistake. Maybe Avicus would take it instead, or in a few weeks they’d enjoy the chewing it provided!

It’s small enough, but you’re smaller still. He reached with his muzzle but didn’t quite touch just yet. He wanted to let them explore him first, and come to him. He probably still smelled of the hunt.

Both wore similar dark brown coats, and Ashlar quietly marveled at that. He hadn’t expected the feeling he’d encounter, recognizing pieces of himself in the pack’s future, but the joy was incomparable. He couldn’t begin to describe what it felt like, each time he saw them, not even to put in a song.