Verdigris Ravine Some people hope, some people pay

Between their two litters raised in separate dens, Candle found it difficult to steal moments with @Sari. Someone would have to watch the children, after all.

But somehow, some way, she'd found a moment of peace with her fellow Mediator. Candle settled in beside her with a meal she'd brought to share. She tore one half away and offered it to S'ari, eyes warm. There was an unspoken kinship in their shared motherhood, one she felt now; their children would grow together, and their bond ran ever deeper with the passing seasons.