Sun soaked

Corbie had not spent a lot of time in her life around young pups - none, in fact, before Jay - so the wide eyed wonder that overwhelmed the little one was new to Corbie, and absolutely enchanting to her. Instant love at first site, absolutely smitten, Corbie found. She'd die - even kill - for this child. Who knew the maternal instinct could hit so hard and so fast without ever having had a child? Insane. She needed to seek out the other pups in the litter. She'd never known she needed pups in her life, but she was going to be forever indebted to Twig and Corvus for having given her the opportunity.

"Sheep are grass-eaters," she explained to the pup even while her own brain was exploding from the overload of adoration. "They don't have sharp teeth and strong jaws like we do to protect themselves, so we have to protect them. It is their wool and their meat that support us. Taking care of them is what we do in exchange."