Redtail Rise a pillar of salt

I win, I tell Avicus. You win, you tell Avicus.

He had no intention of being brutal here. She is still a child, after all, but she must learn. Especially if she is to remain among the Rise long term. And she must, shouldn't she?

It was what he had saved her for.

He offered a lower, deeper rumble now. Tail lashed.

He would give her only a moment.