Rising Sun Valley before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves

overture downs? <3 thanks for starting! tagging regi for visibility

the trees that formed the bulk of the sloping lands were sufficient enough to closet aside shardul and his ward for the last several nights, while the wounds inflicted by the hollow wolf and the foolish cougarette slowly healed. the cat was in a foul temper and snappish -- @Regipre kept to herself, a wise thing indeed given the long reach of his long claws. he would not have harmed her, but when his gorge had risen several times in the night, and a mild fever intensified his wrath, she was not safe from his raised voice.

presently, hunger flaring in his gut, shardul took to the hills for a hunt, feeling quite a bit more infused with life than he had in the days past. the coyote pup would follow, or perhaps she would not -- the silver cat was not swayed in either direction. the heavy scent of a moose flickered across his senses, but shardul knew he must settle for smaller game, given his compromised state.

and then he smelled wolf, and red anger burned across his vision -- he slunk into the lee of a thick tree-bole to watch the odd blue nose of the pale creature cover the earth, and his muscles tensed to attack.