Redtail Rise She can ask for the truth but she'll never believe

The warm reception of her gift pleased Masquerade immensely. She smiled shyly and withdrew a few steps, glancing at Ancelin and Reki. She was the eldest pup present, yet as her tail wagged, it remained lower than everybody else’s.

Ancelin made a suggestion and Leelee accepted it, requesting to be escorted to a stream. She asked Reki to carry the fish for her. They didn’t exclude Masque from the invitation, yet neither did they specifically ask her to come along. That was just as well. She had provided sustenance for her pack mate, so her job here was done.

Enjoy, Masquerade said in her deep, quiet voice before nodding to the trio and slipping back into the brushwood.