The Tangle la mer

she smelled cat before anything else; the stench was unmistakable. Tahani bristled, hair fully on end as she did a sort of sidestep, but before she could go further, the burly warrior was upon her with a growl. had she. . .had she trespassed, unknowingly? again?

i. . .i-- the healer broke off, her nerves getting in the way of coherent speech. l-looking for-- she was interrupted once more by the girl's smack against the tree, and her round eyes widened further, staring at the young woman.

s-sorry, she whispered, looking wildly around for the cougar. where was it? looking for m-my daughter. currituck. small, brown. Tahani silently pleaded--for the pair to be friendly, for the cougar to go, for her family to be reunited. you see her?