Redtail Rise the premature burial

the first to arrive is the newcomer, Ratio. she gives him a level look in response to his question, pointedly nodding toward the fox's protruding belly. wha— she begins, but then Ashlar is there, and she turns toward her healer, whose fear is dissipating slowly in favor of curiosity.

she hasn't forgotten their fox-chase together. he'd balked that day. but this is something different—bloodier, perhaps, but one in which he can render help.

whahh' wrong wi' her? Avicus asks sharply, again motioning to the ruddy abdomen.

Tulimaq arrives, and the air is full of shrieking. exasperated, she finally leans down, seizes the vixen's nape and quickly, firmly clenches her jaw, accompanied by a brief shake of her head. a snap, and the air falls silent, the animal going limp beneath her.

she'd already pierced the skin by breaking her legs—so if the thing is diseased, she's already at risk—and Avicus has tired of the noise.