Redsand Canyon Cut slope.

Eh, he didn't want a vacation, or easy. He liked the discipline Germanicus had forged into him.

And then talks of litters. 

Siblings, cousins, grandsiblings. . .whatever. He couldn't hardly keep track of who already existed. He shifted uncomfortably, giving the two women a sheepish grin.

I should go check on. . .yeah, he ended lamely, then Killdeer exited scene—though not before giving Towhee and his mother an affectionate nuzzle.

He was still a momma's boy, after all.