Redtail Rise cordovan

the boy heeded.

death, spoken, and this the huntlead did know. eyes narrowed in sorrow, he looked out to where thorn caller had once gone, and sighed deeply.

moon runner inspected the little red pup. mountain boulder watched his daughter for any reaction that might indicate the pup was sick. when her posture changed to one of support, his yellow eyes found her brother, sulking but mindful of the happenings, a hard glow in his eyes.

the great man removed his large paw as last obstacle between the son he would now know as greylight and the child silently titled chipmunk by the acceptant yearling.

he too looked over the leader's wound, then glanced between moon runner and blood star, angling his muzzle in the direction of the rise's streamwater. wash. then lick to cleanse. he knew new snow would welcome chipmunk whenever wealda wished to commit them into the care of moon runner. watching to see that the curiosity of greylight did not take him again, he shook out his nape to convey that it was good to have blood star back among them.