Hideaway Strath leave the bones alone

augur knew it by the stiffening limbs and remembering the massive tearing bites he had grabbed in their fight.

he approached stiff-legged and growling nevertheless, hackles from spine to tail a forest of white railroad spikes.

augur circled, keeping himself between new snow and the dead kin of the killer.

he ran another test,  lunging forward to catch the wolf's nape between his teeth and yank him a few feet upon the snow.