Shadewood Tired Eyes

valravn eyed his sister from the corner of his eye as she settled besides him, nursing the other end of the stick. for a brief lull in time, the pair chewed contently.

a raucous call from a crow unsettled chacal, and val watched her while chewing absently. eventually, he realized she was fretful and nervous -- why, for the crow? glancing up with the stick wedged in his mouth, val didn't see any crow -- besides, it was just a bird!

never-the-less, the boy chuffed and rose to his feet, nudging the stick towards chacal. it wasn't a fun game if she wasn't enjoying herself.

of course, he was totally missing the point - that they were lost, and chacal was being sensibly responsible in her worrying.