Big Salmon Lake A walk in the skies

the shadow was agile in the water. germanicus watched, and an impressed wave of his own tail was given. but he had not forgotten the way crowfeather had suddenly silenced himself.

or the haunted expression in the giltcloud eyes.

the eagle wished powerfully to know what sort of shade pursued the young hunter.

"you know the stars. you know the water. in my home we would call you a naiad." 

the flash of gills beneath the surface caught germanicus, and he lunged for the fish. but he was not so accustomed to rivers, and came up soaked, jaws empty.