Redtail Rise rise,

The other was deterred, and New Snow found herself proud of her choice all that time ago. Indeed, Mountain Boulder proved to be the strong and solid protector, husband, and father she had known he would be from the start. As Tall Man moved away, New Snow drifted in another direction, loosing an encouraging bark for her man to give chase to her. 

Her love for him was constant, renewed again and again each Winter into Spring. New Snow looked upon him for a long moment, besotted, and the fire in her was growing and growing. 

And so she ran toward him then, reaching out to playfully nip him before surging away. More loud barks: catch me!