Silver Creek The Catch

Oh pish and tush, Shreya could see all the way through this charming nonsense. Spring wanted to give her the fish good and proper: she was a dutiful Beta and keen to look after her elders. Shreya respected that, and, in turn, it seemed Spring respected the old woman's desire to be of use herself.

But Shreya could see that the girl was pandering to her a bit. Had Spring been a ruder soul, she perhaps would've said: "fine fine, tell me some stuff so I can fill your belly." It was a bit sweet, really. But it was vital for Shreya's survival, and indeed her character, that she maintain some value to the pack, so she refused simple appeasement.

As I understand it, you're already quite the healer, she recalled mainly from her old conversations with Esaro. So perhaps we could talk about something genuinely useful to you. I have experience with hungry mouths — could you use any advice on how to deal with them? Hunger pangs, possessiveness, pessimism... they're all problems during a famine.