Sawtooth Spire gespenstisch

Unaware of her mother's inner turmoil, Ciri's attention remained fixed to the gift that her father had brought to her. Denim blue eyes blinked down at the severed limb of a beast, took in the detail of its cloven hoof with intrigue, and shifted her weight to reach out so that she might poke the pallid bone with her nose.

 Elke was swift to make an appearance, but Ciri did not regard her sister's arrival at her flank with anything more than a twitch of a raven lobe. The adult explained to the pair, in their secret language, that some large animal had left this latest prize behind. At once, she was intrigued, and her gaze sparkled as she tried to imagine the creature who now roamed with a missing leg.

Would he grow another? Was he looking for it? It didn't really matter, she supposed, as it now belonged to her family. Always eager to fit everything into her mouth, the blackbird parted her jaws and attempted to gather the bone between her baby teeth.