Primal Rage

Enki didn't make a sound as Sirius approached, though he'd heard the dire long before he saw him. It was safer not to. He'd never seen the girl like this and frankly, it scared him. When Sirius arrived, Enki was content to slink away back to his own family.

"Go away," Aslatiel murmured without raising her head. "Go talk to your new daughter." Saying it aloud made her angry again. Why did he need another daughter? It would be different if he and Zee had another litter. They couldn't choose whether they had males or females. But he had chosen Malalia. There was nothing special about her. She didn't deserve to have their name. Or maybe she did. Maybe the Fatalis name meant nothing.