Nah, I love it! And sorry for the wait.
indentHe found himself staring at the drawing in the dirt, hungrily tracing its triangular shape with his eyes. He wondered if… what was it called…drawing, was difficult. It didn’t seem like it possibly could be – all you needed was a picture in you head and a steady hand. He made a mental note to find her again when he could shift and ask if she might teach him. The wind had died down around them, bringing the clatter of leaves and dancing branches to a close; the autumn waltz had ceased for the moment. But this somehow made the day seem more alive, complete as it was with the death and then rebirth of fall breezes.
indentThis girl seemed to know just how to talk to him. He was good at recognizing how different adults related to himself and his siblings. Some were domineering, as if keen to show off the years they had on him. He found that most, however, knew how to talk with him as though he were not just two months old – treating him like an adult himself, but willing to teach. Tayui was like this, he thought, though in not so many words. He simply felt comfortable with talking to her, and, despite her size and shifted form, wasn’t as intimidated by she as an adult as he was with most others.
indentThe idea of venturing still farther from his home to other pack territories was enthralling. He would take it home to his mother and ask if perhaps he and his brother and sisters could go one day to Jaded Shadows. He could get a very good look at what a mountain was. The alabaster female before him caught his attention yet again by mentioning that she knew a lot of his relatives. He had not yet realized just how large his family was. Really? Like who? He forgot to mention that he didn’t expect her to name them all off.