Northstar Vale don't you know that i'm trying?

the tension between them was almost palpable. kalika smiled, lifting her head to brush her cheek against tut's. whose puppies? she asked, then taking a step back. their leader would surely whelp, as was the custom, but would their be more? the siren did not count her own progeny; their fate had already been decided.

the siren took a step back, settling down near the hide. can you show me how to do it? she asked. it was the first she'd ever heard of such a thing, leather chew toys. it sounds.. soothing.