WC: 304
Amazingly, she managed to blush even deeper as Emwe gave his matter-of-fact biology lesson. Had he learned that by observation, or did someone actually teach him that way? Coli cringed with her ears back against her skull, shifting uncomfortably from paw to paw. At least she was on all fours; it would be even more embarrassing if he brought up "breasts". "Er... that's... um... one way to tell? But also, um, grown-up boys had deep voices, and are, um, bigger than girls, usually..." A more confident wolf would laugh it off, but Coli was terribly thrown-off by having a small child comment on her genitalia. It wasn't something she was keen on having on display.
Thankfully, her little brother accepted her explanation of their relationship, and trundled upright. She stepped slowly, making sure his chubby frame could follow her pace, and let her wet nose sample the air. Springtime meant all the wildlife in hibernation would be awakening; there would be a surplus of many smaller prey creatures, so it should be relatively easy to snag something for the hungry little boy. "Er, you know... there's another reason we're not strangers," she began slowly, glancing back at him with worried blue eyes. She hoped it would not upset the innocent, smiling, tail-wagging child. His crestfallen face would be too much for her...
No one had bothered to inform her the complete story of the Soul brothers' kidnapping, and since it seemed to upset everyone to bring it up, Colibri had opted not to ask. Now she found herself wondering what had really happened - Who was Uncle Ly? He must be another Sadira she had not met, she assured herself, once again unfamiliar with the ways of children. "Really? That's wonderful, then, that you were safe all along! What was your Uncle Ly like?"
