Pride and Prejudice

She was so caught up in her pride in Beat that her thankfulness to Corvus and his guidance had come through with more enthusiasm than she intended. Twig was overwhelmed with pride in Beta though, this was his first big kill. It had been a long road to get him to a place of confidence like this. He had done it without her, the biggest accomplishment. He was becoming self sufficient. He seemed a little nervous, even as she felt butterflies in her stomach for her outburst, but it was hard to calm down. She got caught up in the bits of hope she could cling to.

”I’m so proud, Beat!” Twig’s tail wagged eagerly as she grinned at him and Corvus settled down for lunch. ”It was very nice for you both to think of me.” She grinned as she settled down near its spine. ”Do you know how to skin it?” She asked curiously before anyone started in on it. ”Preserving the pelt might be a good keepsake.” For him or her she wouldn’t say.