Sun Mote Copse de-light-ed

She managed to wedge herself in there and it worked: all the sounds went away and left her alone. Alas, the same could not be said of her father. Elwood's leg shifted to expose her again. Before Sugar could react, a great gray paw came scooping her along the cool shale. She went without protest, snuggling against her father's chest when pulled close, a sighing coo escaping her as his tongue swiped over the stripe crowning her head, mimicking Finley's gesture of comfort moments earlier.

If Avery took after a cat, then so too did Sugar, as she found herself kneading the pale fur of her sire's chest much like she would her mother's teats. She did not seek food; the movement simply comforted her. Even after her eyes slipped shut and her head drooped forward against her own tiny chest, she continued her catlike malaxation.