Redtail Rise stoneward

as soon as it had begun, it was over. lilia distanced herself and slipped into a more friendly mien. ancelin found that his spiked shoulders did not settle so easily. he tossed out his ruff, licked his teeth, watched her.
a large part of him cared. he wanted to know about the war, about the hunts, about what she had seen. but there was a large resentment in ancelin, and he also did not care to know the things he had missed.
"i'm here now." the muscles in his shoulders leapt. he drew a breath and waved his tail once. "was it fun?" ancelin said gruffly, though now his mind flickered to his status among them.