Redsand Canyon I killed the orchestra.

It took her a moment to recover from her laughter. Just when she thought she was done, an errant thought crossed her mind: maybe Rue called Germanicus “daddy” in the privacy of the palazzo? That set her off again, until Towhee was gasping and wiping tears from her eyes.

Reyson’s nudge surprised her a little. Hiccuping herself into silence, she blinked at him, then smiled. She motioned for him to keep walking with her, their paws leaving a set of shallow prints in the dust behind them.

If you do stay in Mereo, what are your plans here? Think you’ll get hitched? Make some little Reysons? Hey, get it? I made a punny!