Dawnlark Plains XXXVIII

ancelin followed mireille when she led out of the packlands. he would hunt with them today, though he looked forward to seeing his family, and hoped this kill would mark the end of his service in sapphique.
the boy waved his tail proudly at the redtail wolves, his eyes lingering on lilia. and then suzu caught his eye. "don't worry," he said, maybe misreading her look at the obsidian. "stick with me." his eyes were a roguish gleam.