Redtail Rise melisma

she sidles along after her pack hunt, finding the singer along the banks of the stream. indecisive, pawing at the water.

she lifts her head in crooked inquiry, barking once.

she's on the opposite side of the bank, though only a hop or so separates them. she gazes into the current, looking for fish. she'd done this a few times in Bearclaw Valley and it isn't difficult—

but Avicus yanks her head up to look at her healer instead, cocking it slightly

he's alone. they should all be together.