Moonspear as side-passed lovers lost in the dark

he was cold in this moment, and not for the first time did kukutux wonder why arcturus seemed to regard her as so little. no one else in moonspear spoke in such a manner to the duck. but he was a ruler, an ostrega, and perhaps he would even be her family. moreover, he was a man, and kukutux saw the benefit in her deference to him.

she did not quail, not this time; slight ears folded back against the gentle dome of her skull in a singular nod. she would ask no more of arcturus, nor after the lie in his words, and she would heed him. silently the young healer waited to be addressed or dismissed, belly tensing with reluctance to continue on after this interlude.