Blacktail Deer Plateau staring down the hole again

It totally sucked, but it was hard to be mad because he made the cutest faces afterward. And then he gave me a hug. I was all, "... I can't even be mad at you, just don't bite me again..." x_x

When she let go, there was a relief that was more than a soothing balm. Though he could acutely feel his pulse though the very spot she had bit him, it was minor in comparison to the would-be eye-watering point. Eilidh shrank away from him as a result, something that he was well aware of and addressed.

"Hey, it's okay," he ushered, nudging her small form with his muzzle. Avoiding the nose, of course. "You got me pretty good there. I bet you like to bite your siblings, don't you?" He had little doubt in his mind that she had done the same thing to them, feeling around for those faint edges of instinctual dominance. Finding her little place in the world already and perhaps even without knowing it.