Ankyra Sound Lay down my bones knowing I'll be in a better place

At first she did not seem to hear him. But the scent of the prey, and his insistent voice, broke through in some way. She did not want to eat. Her body knew that it needed to.

Anguish and revulsion wrestled in her stomach as she hovered over the grouse, but visibly wavered against eating it.

Finally, instinct overcame it. Her body knew how to survive even if her mind did not and at length she tore into it. She didn’t have the presence to recall Val was there or to consider sharing. His question would go unanswered.