Redtail Rise Poverty with security is better than plenty in the midst of fear

It was decided on this day that @Riley would be the one she slept nearest to that night. It was her way. Sleeping near each packmate in turn was meant to quietly foster a basic level of trust between them and herself, though it also gave her the chance to feel a tiny bit superior, as if she were gifting her presence to them. And none of her clan would be bereft of their opportunity to sleep near the illusory starveling. Not on her account anyway. 

She had investigated this newcomer but had not spared him a word or a second thought since his arrival. She padded in the dark, lantern eyes alighting the male’s most recent trail as she hunted for where he rested. Upon discovering him, she crept forward with the lightfooted grace of a cat cautiously sneaking up to a new cardboard box it intends to inhabit, watching to see if he was still awake, prepared to be noticed.