Heart beat out my chest.

Constantine, drove Blue to a constant worrying frenzy. He was a sneaky little boy, always slipping out, when she wasn't looking. She was going to be gray in the fur, before he was an adult. As par usual, she was anxiously waiting his return, her green eyes searching the surrounding area. She tilted her head, ears erect hoping to hear his tiny voice calling for his mother. She worried for him, but she would not trade him. She would trade none of them, all of them such big explorers.

Blue saw him coming, and her tail swept across the ground happily. Connie! What have you been doing? She nudged his little shoulder, licking his downy head. She didn't notice the dead thing at first, too relieved that he was there.