Wurd count: 314.
The silvery-hued coyote was more than a little shocked as Razekiel spoke, twisting her head to face him, her golden eye widening in pleasant surprise. It was quite unexpected that Razekiel of all of her children would return with children—in his youth he had not been particularly adamant about other children, and on his return he had seemed far too much of a free spirit, floating on the wind as he pleased, for Kaena to imagine him with children. Indeed, as she knew from experience, children had the power to change someone. With children, Kaena no longer felt the need to chase and court after death, beckoning for him to come and take her if he dared. She might have beaten him then, but it was only temporary. Even now he bore down on her heels, snapping and laughing, waiting for the perfect moment to strike down her life.
The Tirones began speaking of their names, and the hybrid listened, smiling. They did not sound like any name any other Lykoi had carried, but what did that matter? They were grandchildren, and even if they were far away, the silver-furred canine could hope that Razekiel had told them about the place from whence he came. "Did you tell them about Inferni?" the silvery coyote asked, hopeful. Would she see them before her lifetime was up? "How old are they? What are they like?" Excitement built in Kaena's voice, and she was smiling for the first time in what felt like weeks, the tips of her yellowy canines showing. If nothing else good could be said about Kaena Lykoi, she loved her family to precious bits, and the news of more grandchildren set a light into her that had been absent for many weeks now. Perhaps of all the things that could drag Kaena back out of the muck, her family would be it.
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