Blacktail Deer Plateau Family matters

Hoping for kids, but aw!

With his wife off to commune with @Sakhmet, Mou was left in charge of the children. It was not a situation he had ever seen himself a part of; glad as he was to play the father role, he was somewhat out of his depth.

Reaching the plateau had been no small task. @Vesper, @Peregrine and @Prevost were a lot to handle by himself. @Blueberry had begun picking up on some of their habits, good and bad, and the effort of emulating her older siblings further tired Mou out.

They climbed together along the rise, through a network of trees, to where the forest thinned and the family could pause to look out over the flatlands to the south; much like taking toddlers on a wilderness hike, with Mou serving as their troop leader.

There was Prevost chewing on a pine cone; Peregrine trying to entice the others in to a game of chase - no, tug of war, with a stick six times too long. Blueberry seemed reluctant; but there was Vesper, being the protective and encouraging sister.

With a drawn breath, Mou set upon the goal: to find a safe place to rendezvous. He hoped @Maegi would return soon with backup.