this is what the future looks like.

Theory winced as Ruin yelled but once the last few birds had fled the nearby trees, she couldn't help but chuckle. "Treasure, huh? Anything particularly rare and special?" she asked, letting her tiny sister scrabble all over her front. Roo was little, but she was fiercely loud and herself. Theo was glad that she was striking out on her own well enough. It had to be difficult with the twin boys looming over the rest of the litter, both in size and personality. "Did you bury the treasure or did someone else?" she added, peering at Ruin on her same level. Did she make off with someone else's loot? When you were tiny, you had to be resourceful. Ruin could probably learn all about that from her mother - Samara was a shrewd woman. Small could often mean mighty! After all, she'd captured Rhyme's heart with ease. Ruin would be just fine.