Arrow Lake kraai

tall, battish ears turned back. her head followed in this motion to where she saw them. dark and lean and —

missing a limb. she wondered where he was from to survive such a thing. it wasn't unheard of but...surely it made the journey of life all the harder.

carefully, she paddled back towards shore where she would pull herself free of the water. it would be here she would rumble warmly to him. welcoming his presence tentatively. she peered with brown eyes at him, watching his body language.