Redtail Rise ooh girl, wouldn't that feel nice?

now the flat of sobeille's eyes turn, resting on the boy -- a man now, really -- whose rejoinder to her coldness was to exploit a wound still laid open by chani's departure.

sobeille lifted her chin, gaze hardening.

prob'ly looking for you. she responded with a deliberate sniff of the air between them. while still frigid, the distant fragrances of spring clung to every wisp of wintry air.

truthfully, sobeille was not certain where chani was -- somewhere in eresta, she was sure -- but they had always talked of this. what they would do when their time came.

you'll 'ave to prove yourself, stone bouncing from paw to paw.

sobeille's pupils laid flat as a colubrid's upon mulherin, sizing up his physique. he was not wanting -- while lean, there was a power to his body that could be useful.

and then, answering the intrusive thought that had been a roar in the back of her mind the moment their eyes met, sobeille pushed the stone over the rim's lip and towards him.

it was harmless in size, but she waited for his reaction in breath baited by tension.

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sivaak’s howl summoned her away from the peak in short order. sobeille’s thoughts turned to chani - she wondered if mulherin would race her cousin come the budding of their season.

@Mulherin wrapping up my old threads. If you come back with Mully I’d love to continue <3