Moonspear moving day

The pale Omicron stared at the small heap of meat in front of her, biting her lip. After a moment, she turned away and strode from the den, nearly bumping into her father. In her surprise, she forgot all about Vela's awful words, which had a habit of echoing around in the back of her mind, as well as her sudden preoccupation with whether she really was fat and smelly.

"Daddy!" she half-shouted in surprise. She smiled up at him, white tail wagging behind her slim haunches. Charon had called into the den moments ago (while Galaxy was staring at her breakfast ration) but she must not have heard or understood him because she spontaneously asked, "Can you tell me a story? Do you know any about bears?"