Redhawk Caldera I defy.

Teamwork, Towhee thought as she watched, makes the dream work. It gave her great pleasure to watch the siblings cooperate with one another, rather than fight over the kill. It continued building her anticipation for their first pack hunt, which would fall within the next few months.

They were ready for their promotions, she concluded before they’d even captured and killed the squirrel. Hell, they already were Fledgelings in practice. They had spread their proverbial wings and begun to fly. It made her chest ache in the best way, badly enough that Towhee reached up a paw to rub at it. It was probably a little heartburn, thanks to her own unborn offspring, but mostly it was unbearable fondness and pride for Killdeer’s kids.