Blacktail Deer Plateau Ensemble

She was late to the crowd, having slipped away to find something to gift the newcoming pups and perhaps make them feel more at home. When she arrived it was to the tail end of her mother's speech, cheeks flush from embarrassment of her tardiness.

Gravitating naturally to her brother, she squeezed herself between him and Deja, offering the pretty blue-eyed boy several banded partridge feathers she clutched between her teeth. "Give one to your brother," she spied a quiet girl sat close to Rhonen, "and your sister too - or they might get jealous!" 

Her eyes met Granite's briefly, surprised he had even shown his face! While she knew he liked to be left to his own devices, it was good to see him here.