Two Rivers Isle This world is only gonna break your heart

Ulrich still looked gobsmacked and Ady was trying so hard to keep a straight face. There was no denying her guard was a meticulous creature, both in habit and mannerisms. Thus he took very good care of his pelt and body, including frequent baths. To him the words she had uttered, had probably upset him, more than he wished to say.

They found the fox alright and gods have mercy. Ady waved her paw in front of her face. Gods it smelled disgusting and yet, her mouth watered a bit. She had to lick her lips. 

Before she could say a word he was eating the dead thing. She stared at it with a mix of curiosity and revulsion. It was bloated and a sickly dark color and pieces of it's skin had burst. She noticed where there was holes, the scent was worse. So this was what something this far gone looked like.

Is this what her parents looked like now, her siblings? Or had scavengers began to eat upon them. A sharp intake of breath, and she forced herself forward to take a bite. She was expecting something awful, truly. But once you got past the smell it wasn't so bad. She took another and chewed with eyes closed. This would make a substantial meal between the two, given that they had only had a groundhog and a rabbit in the last few days.

She spoke in thought. You know if we found any pine fronds, we could put them in the den. It would take out some of the smell.

Her mother had often had such leaves arrayed around the palace. When crushed they emitted a scent of musky goodness. That she couldn't quite describe.