Larksong Grotto Plastic bag, middle class, polyethylene

vuk knew very little of what had gone on in the grotto prior to the arrival of herself and her little family. she heard the guilt painted into each of reek's words, however, and moved closer to him. shame was something she knew well -- had she not run away from taggarik, she would not have fallen pregnant, and would have remained a part of the ridge. vuk could not help but blame herself for the disbandment of the pack; she had run away, and so had terich. a group such as their could not survive without collective strength.

she was surprised to hear that reek had a mate, and unborn children he claimed he had abandoned due to his own greed. the wording was vague -- she had always known him as a kind man and selfless in his nature -- surely there was more here. vuk's heart seized to know that they had been killed, from the sound of reek's despair -- the girl whined gently into his fur, arranging herself until she could preen the back of his neck. her own tears rose -- the loss of her three babes was still very fresh, and she felt keenly the knife-edge of reek's own.