Bearclaw Valley I just slip away and I am gone

her solitude ended the moment a dark beam pierced the shaft of fading sunlight she basked in; a shadow at her door.

astara’s ears pulled forward, recognizing little of the intention behind earp’s approach. her eyes trained upon him inquisitively, with no trace of suspicion until he breached the sanctity of her den.

in that moment her muscles tensed and she began to rise, but it might be too late.