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She'd startled the child with her abrupt awakening, her tiny reddish body slipping off of her own glacier like-one. Thankfully, it was not a long fall. Still, the girl wet herself, and Aqakuktuq expected the her to start crying. At that point, she'd just present her throat for Shivali to rip out. Surprisingly, though, this did not happen. As soon as the snowfield relaxed, the child did, too, and she shrugged off the experience to get back to tormenting the fledgeling again, which was now trying to make its escape.

Well, at least she was getting a head start with hunting practice, Aqakuktuq mused. The fisher slid back into a lying position and watched the red pesi bound after the bird with absolutely no grace. It drew a soft chuckle from the woman as she dwelt on how amusingly innocent her dangerous, predatory kind started off.