Redtail Rise serenade

Several others came, including Mulherin. When their younger brother stepped onto the scene, the Caru tried to catch his eye to share in the mutual familial joy of this reunion. They waved their long tail and tipped their head, mutely encouraging him to come closer.

But before he could, Avicus croaked his name and closed the distance herself. Masque watched with shining eyes and a smile at first, though their expression dimmed as feeling of jealousy speared through them, a sense of he belongs to me now.

Appalled by this intrusive thought, the Caru violently suppressed it and stepped forward, nose skimming from their brother’s crown to their mother’s cheek, back and forth. Their tail slowly swung.