Blacktail Deer Plateau Ensemble

The blue-eyed boy moved away, which offered Granite some reprieve. He diffused his stress by idly sniffing the ground as he sat alone, though his gaze shifted to Solveig when she spoke.

The shieldmaiden was confident and eloquent. Kin, she called them all. This meant the outsiders were here to stay? Granite did not like this very much and his ears splayed to telegraph this sentiment.

It was then Leifa who snuck in at the eleventh hour. She carried small gifts for their new packmates: beautiful, dusky-colored feathers. Granite, a selfish creature, felt envious and eyed Deja, Rhonen, and Lotus with resentment.

But the feeling was fleeting, for Granite was surprised when Rusalka introduced himself as a father to the boy. He went slack-jawed and his tongue stuck out the side of his mouth. Granite didn’t quite know what to think as this notion buffered, but a spark of belonging lit a small light inside of him.