King Elk Forest neanderthal

why were her eyes so wide? they were like twin pools of questioning -- Casmir suspected he could drown in them. Laika's voice formed a sweet backdrop for his questing thoughts -- the exhaustion of the march, the founding of the pack, and the duties he had taken onto himself suddenly fell heavily upon his shoulders, and he tore his gaze away, trying to remember what she had said while trying to avoid a yawn.

"uh, yeah, fishing! fishing. i can teach you, sure thing," he stammed awkardly. "so we should go back down to the lake, yeah? maybe at a different angle. the shallows are the best place to start," he explained, moving back down the embankment.