Iktome Plains cardboard lotus bud

The compliment softened Ragna. The other was free of mischief and malice; amiable, even, but Ragna still would not trust her. This was her kill, one she had worked hard for. So though she dropped the bird, she also stepped over it protectively. Thank you, she said shyly.

The girl was fire-eyed, a pretty agouti thing. She suggested they hunt together, and Ragna could see no downside to this. Yes, she said. She thought of what they might find. The sea lion pups had grown too large to make off with any, and birds they could hunt on their own. Deer frequented the area more inland, and it was likely they could find some prey there. Follow me, she said, then set off towards the inland and safer hunting grounds, leaving the other woman to follow if she so chose.