Bearclaw Valley distant stars come in black or red.

Oh, shit.

Evien bristled at the commotion and hurried forward as quickly as he could, but Fraser beat him to the child that had been tossed aside. The medic got between the dog and the leaders, blocking him with his body so that he couldn't bring the pup back in there. He had no idea what was going to happen, or how many pups there were, or if they'd even survive, but he knew that he couldn't put that pup back where there were two adults about to fight. 

"Not yet. Keep it warm, over there," he ordered the canine, lingering near the entrance of the den. He didn't want to outright confront Merrick yet, but he didn't want to be too far off if he was needed.