Blacktail Deer Plateau home, and my music's playing

his golden eyes rounded wide as she launched herself into the tree like a squirrel, dragging herself onto the branch where the turkey had once sat in relative peace. before he could react to anything he had seen, however, his body sprang into action as he saw the bird plummet in a flurry of brown and gold feathers and begin to hurtle toward him.

with no hesitation, aditya intercepted the bird and, before it could dart away, pounced atop its back, breaking its neck with one quick snap of his jaws. his mind buzzing from adrenaline, he stepped back, letting the turkey fall limp onto the ground. the taste of blood was sharp in his mouth.

he faintly heard a thud nearby, and wheeled around. dawn had fallen out of the tree! he began to rush over to her, thinking grimly of her last accident, but was relieved when she rose to her feet, looking none the worse for wear.

all that taken care of, aditya's lips split into a bright grin. "well, that's one way to do it," he laughed. "good thinking climbing that tree."