Redtail Rise stoneward

that moment was all it took for ancelin to powerfully attach to lilia, the only non-family who had dredged that desperate loyalty from his soul. he looked sidelong toward her as they moved along, slowing to accommodate her smaller frame.
his heart galloped and then returned to its cadence.
"what do you want to eat?" he asked after a minute or so, stopping to examine fresher tracks and seizing the opportunity to glance at lilia again.