Ocean's Breath Plateau tikalaak

Her reaction was more than he could have ever anticipated! She was so happy with the gift, and as a result Raiyuk was pleased with himself. He basked in the attention of his step-mother and in the back of his mind, wondered what it might've been like had she been his mother instead of the one he'd gotten. How could he make her happier? It was all he wanted in this moment!

As she tidied up the gift, placing it on a ledge, he was watchful and considerate. She had good ideas. At the mention of spring, Raiyuk's focus on the good feelings shifted to that next season: spring. The oncoming expectation that he would be a big brother for the first time.

Are you excited? For... for spring? He probed with a careful question, wondering what Tullik made of her life now, and what she might want in the future. The boy's tail waved happily at his hocks.