Noctisardor Bypass It's been a long day without you, my friend

"Probably rotted from the inside out. Happens with wounds sometimes," Saena shrugged. The stench of him told her there'd at least been an infection, and those took time to take hold, so she fretted not over whether the culprit was around or not. She wouldn't pretend to have the knowledge of a healer but she'd seen an infection firsthand in Junior and knew it didn't happen in mere seconds. That suggested the male had had that wound for at least a couple days; his would-be murderer was probably long gone by now. She didn't draw closer to investigate. She could smell him plenty well from where she stood and could assume the rest.

Wildfire expressed uncertainty over what to do and Saena shrugged again. "I'd leave him there. His body will nourish the birds and the earth, which in turn nourish the wilds." It wasn't her usual philosophy to bury the dead. They served a greater purpose feeding scavengers and rotting into the soil, and besides, it was a lot of work to dig up ground just to put a body in it. Eating a wolf was also rather unacceptable and so the only thing the alpha could think to do was leave him. It was possible Wildfire had another idea about it, but she wasn't even aware of her half-sisters discomfort with her, let alone what she might be thinking.