Silver Moraine too weak, 2 weeks

when he was not with her he was hunting the ridges of redtail.

and when he was not hunting or with her, he was applying himself as sitter to the pups.

red woman had a relative among them. he was a spry dark wolf who augur had never formally met. shadow man had the build of a hunter however and his shared lineage with red woman might mean she would choose him as her hunt leader.

there was also the two sons he and his songbird mate had contributed to the rise's count.

by contrast, augur had bred out of turn and now must work to support two families.

shadow man stood to take from him what he had sought. even if the other did not want it, he was positioned well.

the clawan caught the scent of new snow and unfamiliar things. he raced to the ribbon of silver where he found her, and butted his head against hers with a growl. he wondered if she meant to den away from the rise. maybe that was best. he was not a she-wolf and could not choose for her but having her adjacent would mean her meals could continue.

for today he had brought her the meaty foreleg of a buck killed by exposure. he dropped it as he came and ducked his head to inspect the new changes of her undercarriage with interest in his swinging tail.