Ouroboros Spine Give a Dog a Bone

She had distracted the wolf long enough to see her fall; Tonravik herself, now, bounded up to the top in two quick movements. One back leg slid backward but was promptly placed beneath her, and then Tonravik lays on the top so that she cannot be moved. This, she thinks is smart. If it was not, she would learn as much. In the meantime, she picked up a bone, watching Kroc race toward her, and chucked it at her.

And as Iqniq came closer, she turned and did the same, baring her teeth at him as her forelegs swept bones toward her and she began chewing, a low growl ebbing from her throat. My bones. How she had not found this sooner she did not know; gnawing on these was a favorite past time of hers when the days were hot and there was little else to do.