Redtail Rise sonata

maybe @Masquerade ? Otherwise aw!

Ashlar was not around as much as he had been in the early days, but he did try to stop in frequently and see how the puppies were growing. The last few visits he had noticed that one hung back.

The abrupt shyness was strange in a pup so young, especially one of Avicus'. They'd been so bold this far that the bard hadn't needed to wonder if they would grow to fit in.

Now he did wonder, if not that, then at least what had changed. She usually wasn't far from her siblings - he would start there.