Blacktail Deer Plateau lxii. i'm just a shell of who i was before

what lote offered was the only thing she could ask, and she was relieved to hear it.  both women seemed wont to drop the subject; cerulean was glad to let it go.  she offered only a nod in response before she surveyed the herd below.

cerulean had completely circumvented the hot springs on her trip south.  she had circled the forest instead.  she squinted to realize she could scarcely see the heat rising in the distance, and made a mental note of it.  i am a lousy hunter, she admits, but to me that seems pragmatic.  if they frequently inhabited an area, it completely cut out the work of tracking them down.  it seems quite far, though, i don't know much about large game.