A chill gripped the air in the early morning hours, before the sun had a chance to climb the mountains and spill warm sunlight into the valley, like pour honey into a bowl. There was a frost on the ground, probably the first of the season. Summer was over and autumn was quickly careening toward winter. Snow would be without a doubt on their doorstep.

But for now, periwinkle skies of early dawn would be there to greet the large male as he pulled himself from the warmth of the family den, a caring lap placed against each sibling that slumbered in a pile. His paws met the crunch of cold grass and he had to shake the chill form his bones, nostrils flaring, sending vapors into the air every time he exhaled.

Shaggy haired bangs blocking his vision, but his wet nose was assaulted by an array of scents, and his ears perked to the sound of birdsong.  High above in the sky there was the twinkling of fading stars, the pale face of a moon, the swirling pastel hues of purple and blue that ebbed toward dawn. The slab ebbed with them.

Snaking his way around pines with something dead dangling in his jaws, he'd come to the familiar clearing, the sound of rushing water far ahead, he'd drop the small carcass licking the blood from his jaws and snorting away fur that stuck to his nose, Saturn would laid down with a harsh grunt, his heavy paws resting atop what appeared to be his kill of dead hare. Teeth biting down on the neck until it gave a sickening snap, ripping and pulling.

But he wasn't the only one out here at this hour, he'd come to find out, sooner than he'd realize.

It wasn't until his company spoke that he even took notice of their presence, grunting in surprise and lowering his head just a bit, but not like it made much difference he couldn't see who it was anyway and he couldn't match the voice to any he recognized. "One sec, I can't see." He responded in a soft tone, licking away the blood on his lips as he threw his head back and moved a paw to stop the rush of fluffy bangs of blue speckled with stars.

Pupils contracted when met with the light of morning and wine colored eyes settled on the female, he blinked. "Oh, hey." The youth gave her a bit of a nod. "I don't know who you are, but I'm Saturn." Soft voice spoke plainly, as his eyes studied her intricate markings. Ah, there it was again. The tightening in his chest. Niph would have called it unreal, he always did, but not this was the blossoming of LOVE. The boy sighed almost dreamily at her.

Oh yeah, how rude of him, attention panned back to the rabbit that rested between his forelegs. In a flash his teeth were upon it again, a sickening crunch of bones and tearing of ligaments that didn't want to be torn, with enough effort he ripped the head clean off, rolling it to the side, the rest of the body however. The bangs slumped around his face and his vision went dark once more.

Teeth reached out to grab what was left of the carcasses scruff and moved to grab the head by the ears as well, standing up he moved to where his guest was and dropped them in front of her. Licking his lips as soon as they left his mouth, stepping closer into her personal space, lowering his head just enough. "You can have it if you want, like a gift." A gift for..... lovers.

Her name awarded another dreamy sigh, what a perfect name for a perfect angel. Maybe she fell outta the sky, like angels usually do, because someone pushed her while trying to kill her or something, as again what usually happens to angels. "That's a nice name. Pretty, very.... pretty." Eyes stared at her intently, boring holes into her.

He blinked at her, though she didn't seem thrilled by the gift, she said thanks all the same so that meant she super loved it. Gosh, she loved it and him, wow. "You're welcome." He said, a smile twitching at his jaws as he tried to lean in closer to her, nostrils flaring to try and sniff her. How simply romantic, what an absolutely pure moment. He'd treasure it forever, just like he hoped that she would.

Throwing his head back to move the long bangs of fringe from his eyes, the young boy's vision would rest upon her again. That smile twitching upon his lips, it looked almost as if he were pain, but nope, that was just his 'charmer' smile, sighing once more at her. "Yeah, I guess I'm young. I dunno." The youth said with a shrug, tilting his head at her curiously. "Don't have one of thems, I have a Nebula. That's my sister, she's nice. I also have Niph, he's my brother. He's really smart and good at explaining things. They both are." Wine colored eyes blinked, another inch closer. "What about manners?."

"Heads are good for rolling and throwing, you can do whatever though, it's a gift. Crack it open and see what's inside, mushy brain tissue and fluid. Keep it in your den for long enough it'll start to smell, but I kinda like it." Then again his other siblings did not and there were countless times that he found his heads tossed out the den and in nearby freshly dug holes. "It's an interesting smell."

"But were you saying you want a mother? Do you want one? Do you want me to get you one? Would that make you happy.... if I got you one, Zanna?" He towered over her, lowering himself just a smidge to nearly push his face into her own. "I can do it, I can get you one, if that's what you want." His voice nearly a whisper, an intensely blank look in his eyes as the fur from his bangs dropped and darkened his vision once more. For you, I would.

He waited vacantly for her answer, ignoring how tense she looked, after all that was just nerves. She was feeling what he was feeling, love and all that stuff. It was so painfully obvious, he sighed dreamily again, though his ears twitched as she pulled back and though she couldn't see it behind his mop of fringe, he blinked as if confused by her actions. Maybe she was just overwhelmed with emotions? Yeah, pretty pretty Zanna was just so overwhelmed with positive feelings of affection that she needed to take a step back. He'd give her that space, tilting his head to the side.

Though she did reject his offer for finding her a mother. "Oh." He simply said, vacant and soft. "If you ever change your mind, I can still do it though, I don't mind." There was a certain chipperness to those usually vacant words, and why wouldn't there be? All Zanna would have to say is jump and Saturn would've done it right there and then.

Ear flicked at her question and the youth gave her a shrug at first, shaking the chill of his coat as his bangs flipped up and revealed his eyes again, staring her down intently. He could feel another dreamy sigh trying to work it's way out of his throat. "I'm a slab, we all are." (We all being his siblings too.) "We were puppies back in the old jungle and now we're old enough to be slabs." He had never given much thought in what he wanted to do or be within the pack, he usually left that up to his siblings to pick. "I just do my own things, Neb and Niph call them my Saturn things, I'm good at them." Play fighting, dragging heavy things long distances, hunting, and tracking.

"What do you do in Saboro, Zanna?" Wine colored eyes gleaming as he caught himself from stepping once again into her space and opted for shuffling just a little bit closer this time. "I bet it's something amazing." His breath heavy and uneven as a smile pulled at his lips.