Moonspear sound

the arrival of his new denmates had marked a milestone in the young boy's life. it had been the first time he'd felt some volume of fear. fear of the unknown, of the somber weight in the air, of the restlessness that now clung to the ulaq. it frightened him, and as a child he clung to the familiarity he knew. to maggak, to mothers. 

eventually when the panic eased, he settled, and in this in he buried himself against the new bodies smaller than himself. he knew them only to be family now, and in this he found comfort. brothers — this is what they were to be. 

it was only the sound of his sister's voice that stirred him, and he slipped free of the two feeding babes to wiggle himself towards the coos of maggak. his eyes gave a few drowsy blinks before he spotted sister snuggled against mother. she spoke again, and this time acrux parted his lips to join in the symphony. 

"aaa-aa. aaa-nnaaa."