Redtail Rise cinereous

Redd really was a woman of few words today, though her succinct answer made Masquerade’s lips pull into a smile. Yes, it was a good thing, even if the events leading up it had been quite the trial. Riley’s support had gone a long way to help Masque settle into her new self.

Pregnancy still—‘scares’ isn’t really the right word, she found herself saying, filling her sister’s silences. But I love pups, which went without saying, being Caru and all, and I want to have some with Riley.

It was the first time she’d acknowledged this concretely and aloud. Masquerade felt her stomach quiver for entirely different reasons now. She didn’t know quite how she’d survive the process. But it was novel, seriously contemplating pups of her very own for the very first time.