Redtail Rise the island of the fay

someone new to the ranks. she pauses for a heartbeat, thinking. there were only a few. . .that dark brown man, so similar in appearance to Ashlar. the young boy who'd taken to her own litter, born this year. she wonders who had asked.

maybe it doesn't matter. if she takes control, as Masque implies, order will be restored.

mmhmm, she confirms in response. gopher, maybe. wha'ever i can findh.

Avicus takes a moment to return the gentle touch, drawing her muzzle over her daughter's head, before continuing along the path cut through the highlands with an unmistakable musk.

just so long as it's not a bear—

a shiver rolls through her, raising the hairs along her spine and shoulders and sending her stomach plummeting toward her toes.