Redhawk Caldera my toes is froze.

Sassafras got to her paws with a wince at the bruising stiffness in her hip and elbows from her impact of entry, but almost snorted with laughter as the youngest trapped Blackthorn pronounced her name in voiced comfort to the puppies. It was fortunate that she sneezed not half a second afterwards and was more or less able to cover it up, but she couldn’t deny that she’d needed a lift to her spirits and hoped he hadn’t noticed.

Just for good measure, she tried to catch Lagan’s eye to offer him an expression of reassurance over their entire situation as she padded her way to Finley, Eljay, and the snowy deer carcass, where Eljay’s distress did not escape her.

She knew the eldest Blackthorn child to be a sensitive boy, and whether she liked it or not (she didn’t) she often found herself walking on eggshells around him. She shouldered up to him, though, wondering if he might be able to steady his thoughts if he focused himself wholly on the task at hand. She then gave him a direct nod of encouragement and began to dig.