Redhawk Caldera In Germany Before the War

Whip uncovered enough. His lips pulled back, exposing the teeth beneath. He tore into the flesh of the fallen doe's neck and found the meat tough and nearly frozen solid. Whip did not mind -- the meal would sate him; give him strength for the coming war with the pack to the north. He would need it, he thought, if he was to kill again.

When Whip saw Towhee approach from the west, he stopped what he was doing (though, he continued to chew like some sort of savage) and he watched as she moved toward him. Despite knowing she would not hear it, Whip chuffed to her, inviting her near. "Is this what you're looking for too?" he asked her. The scent had been covered by the snow. Whip knew only from the sight of the mound. But, he wondered if Towhee's sense of smell was somehow more keen than his because of her hearing deficiency.