Redhawk Caldera It's uphill for oddities

Please feel free to skip and/or power-play Cal (and Towhee, for that matter); this is just a cameo!

Caracal blinked groggily as he raised his head, squinting toward the Hobbit Hole’s doorway. He could hear a whole bunch of voices, some of them not quite so familiar. He looked blearily at Towhee, asleep behind him. His ears slicked backward as he hoisted onto all fours and slouched toward the den’s doorway.

SSSHHHHH! We’re tryna sleep in here…

His eyes flicked from one face to the next, his tail giving a single lash when he noticed the total stranger among the group. The would-be guardian’s apprentice gave her the hairy eyeball, but he could see that the others had it handled. He was needed to keep close watch over his mother.

Giving everyone a glare, he moved back inside to slump beside the Sovereign. Fortunately, she looked undisturbed (he’d forgotten she wouldn’t hear the commotion outside). With a sigh, Caracal curled up against her shoulder and closed his eyes again.

Author: Kat