Blacktail Deer Plateau HOW TO NOT BE SEEN

Also detectable was the scent of Aliac, a recent joiner. While her scent told him she was in the area, he didn't know exatly how close until he felt her presence nearby. His large, anvil-shaped head swung blindly in her direction, his tail giving a half-hearted twitch in greeting.

"'lo," he said, his voice a quiet rumble, more felt than heard. One doe lifted her head and looking in his direction, but soon went back to grazing with her fellows. "Come to watch the herd?" he asked when she'd moved a few paces further away.