Redtail Rise V

augur was unsure of the new woman who had come to stand among them. she had not met red woman first. she had shared the odd sounds with tall man first.

until he had seen her with their alpha female, augur would remain suspicious.

today he hunted alone. he was a boy with the potential for good hunting and the killing bite. augur practiced, chasing elk in the snow to test them, and running alongside if they fled.

he sprang for one such throat now, lunging powerfully up from the drifts. but he missed and landed hard.