I Can Do Anything!

Sitting back, Mara watched the determined little puffball as he asserted that he could do this himself. Well then, if he was so certain he could do it she'd just watch for now. She was pretty sure this kid was going to single-handedly empty the entire orchard of fruit before summers end. Any other wolves that wandered nearby were going to be outta luck if they wanted to get their paws on something sweet as long as this kept up. Not that she cared.

He made a dash towards the tree, racing with that boundless puppy energy on those awkward legs with such intensity she had to smile a little. She'd probably be slow to admit her breath caught in her throat once he hit the ground as they both watched the swaying pear, suddenly invested in this very serious matter. The boy almost gave up too soon, looking back to her but Mara kept her eye on the pear and tilted her head, gesturing towards it as the fruit finally let go of it's hold on the tree and dropped down with a satisfying thunk! Chuckling at the sudden wave of excitement that overcame little Rogdar at his success she leaned down to try and lick the top of his head. "How could I not? You did very well."

Flame-colored eyes took on an expression of curiosity as she watched her son. "But what will you do when you run out, little hunter? I imagine you'll need to move onto new prey soon enough. Perhaps prey that will not sit and wait for you to scoop it up, soon enough." Mara wasn't really sure when she'd learned to hunt herself, but at some point between the adults caring for these spunky kids someone was going to need to at least start on the basics with them. It would be a lie to say she wasn't looking forward to a little more quiet when the kids finally began feeding themselves at least once in a while.