[private] there's a thief on every corner of the street

[bolder]

Bolder doesn't think about exposing his belly to Mazikeen. She is his Aunt and all the family he has known (despite the way that his father had doubted his shapeshifting) has only ever been kind. They looked out for each other and the young shifter has never known a family that would intentionally harm one another. They had been like a Pack, he thinks.

Like the Pack here in Hyaline.
Like he was now, with his Aunt and Uncle.

A paw reaches out to playfully bat Maze, an adolescent pup still longing to play and one who struggled to stay still for long. But his question about the Mountain and his desire to quest had left her scowling and so the boy turns his head towards the source of her frustration. Was it a mistake? Was he wrong to think about petitioning the Mountain?

But Mazikeen eases his doubts when she glances back down at him. Bolder nods, as serious and solemn as he considers his upcoming quest. It would be worth it, she tells him, and that is all the encouragement her young pupil needs. His skills as a shifter had continued to grow while he had stayed in Hyaline, and what better way to repay her tutelage than by to continue to develop this gift?

What better way to be a credit to Mazikeen than by being one of the best shapeshifters that Beqanna has ever known?


@Mazikeen just a little closer for them <3