Blacktail Deer Plateau The water there is deeper

he found her seated near the tiny graves; he did not know when the silver woman had eaten last, and so a lone drake hung from his jaws. pausing a few feet away, the beta put down the limp body and appraised her silently. she seemed aggrieved, as he expected from one who had lost her children, even if she  had not truly wanted them.

lasher said nothing, merely set himself down where he stood, muzzle turning as he rested his eyes wearily upon the small bodies in their beds of soft spring loam.