Redtail Rise to science

the pups have grown, strong and steady. and with the exception of insolent little Atreus—and that was unfair of her, as even he'd fought off an intruder once—they've all been productive members of the Rise's community.

now, she intends to gather them together for what's next.

Avicus leaves out Atreus for now, intending to seek him out one-on-one for her own personal come-to-Jesus conversation. standing at the center of the rendezvous, she calls for @Masquerade, @Redd, @Ancelin — the huntress's children still short of age for this — and also @Reki and @Lilia, who have, to her satisfaction, remained here.

and her brutish boy Relic, of course, who she greets upon arrival with a tongue along the mussed crown of his head. he ducks away from her and she half-smiles, admiring instead his musculature and innate ferocity.

while she waits, her tail moves slowly behind her, metronomic.