Sleepy Fox Hollow No Rainbows in The Desert

atalune. it was fitting.
mahler drew up the scent of marmots lurking in the crags of the hilly country, near the juncture of mountains to hollow. he set a direct path for them, pausing only when the trail divided in two directions. "up there ve vill find these animals but also the goats. and down there, ve vill find only marmots."
a goat would feed them all a while. but the smaller beasts would be safer to hunt, even if it took more effort to catch several. he could ill-afford an injury before winter and he suspected the same for a lone wolf.
still, mahler would let her choose, something he did not think she would have suspected.