January 14, 2018, 11:09 PM
He felt a sudden surge of pride, to see her, to hear her speak. Mom and Dad would be proud, he thought, to see their granddaughter so alive and well, here in a new land. Who led a pack alongside her father, with a mate and the prospect of future generations to come.
"I prefer the deer and the elk, too," he responded, smiling. Shale looked out to the herd, rooting around peacefully for sustenance beneath the snow. "It's amazing, the relationship we have with them. They support us, and we support them."
He figured she knew what he meant, but he went on, regardless. "We spare their fertile and their young, so they can grow strong. And at the end of their lives, they provide our young with food." Shale looked at Dawn, his amber eyes lit by some inner light. "Almost poetic, right?"
"I prefer the deer and the elk, too," he responded, smiling. Shale looked out to the herd, rooting around peacefully for sustenance beneath the snow. "It's amazing, the relationship we have with them. They support us, and we support them."
He figured she knew what he meant, but he went on, regardless. "We spare their fertile and their young, so they can grow strong. And at the end of their lives, they provide our young with food." Shale looked at Dawn, his amber eyes lit by some inner light. "Almost poetic, right?"
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like father, like daughter - by Shale - January 03, 2018, 01:22 AM
RE: like father, like daughter - by Dawn - January 04, 2018, 12:13 AM
RE: like father, like daughter - by Shale - January 06, 2018, 09:17 PM
RE: like father, like daughter - by Dawn - January 08, 2018, 05:03 PM
RE: like father, like daughter - by Shale - January 09, 2018, 10:43 AM
RE: like father, like daughter - by Dawn - January 12, 2018, 09:18 AM
RE: like father, like daughter - by Shale - January 14, 2018, 11:09 PM
RE: like father, like daughter - by Dawn - March 06, 2018, 05:50 PM