Redtail Rise long long time,

silently did mountain boulder follow as his mate investigated each of these densites, exploring and rejecting each in turn. 

it seemed the second to last ...? but at each he was attentive, and laved her with kisses, and took great pleasure in her praise of him.

and when new snow went to their courtship, he eagerly attended her in all ways, christening this patch of earth or another, circling back to explore yet another den.

his, hers, eternal.