Horizon Ridge waterflare

for @Ayashe <3

the cat had come inland after his run-in with the young wolf -- he had grown weary of parading the sands with its pitiful offerings of briny prey. by sheer dumb luck shardul had discovered a yearling fawn, which had been separated from its herd, succumbing to the elements soon after. the cougar had dragged it away and cached it in one of the trees overlooking an expanse of broken rock.

the afternoon found the great silver cat at its base, licking blood idly from his paws. from time to time, an eartip flicked, but shardul was absorbed in his task, enraptured by the cleansing of himself.