Blackbeak Bluff hit the floor hard, i was never picked

Riley pulled his teeth gently through Masque’s fur as she waded the deep and complex waters of her emotions. If he had a family he’d loved, he knew it would be the same for him — if anything, his life was easier for having left them behind. He wished, sometimes, that Masque had that luxury — but he knew that would change a fundamental part of her, a part he loved very much.

Well, I don’t see it moving any time soon. He offered, trying to stay positive. He still felt that the wrong things were rewarded in the Rise sometimes, and it hardly sat well with him that often it was Masque that missed out. Who knows? Since there is a trend for insurrection every other month, maybe you will get that splinter pack after all. Or New Snow and Mountain Boulder, Riley thought to himself.

She was ready. He got up as she released a firm breath into the wind. Walking helps me think, sometimes. By not thinking at all. He extended a shoulder towards her, waiting for her move. That’s why you have enough brains for the two of us, Mrs. Redtail. Riley smiled, for it felt just right to say.