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Atreus said nothing, merely getting up and moving away. It was probably both embarrassing and painful for the young man, and Killdeer watched him go, his face drawn. The elk was gone, the only remnant of their hunt a cloud of dust around them.

We'll get 'em next time, he said absently, still watching the direction Atreus had departed. He felt worse for the boy's pride than his own belly.

With a brief jerk of his head to Germanicus, he left—though not to comfort Atreus, who probably wanted to be left alone. Maybe they'd be able to talk it out once the not-so-proverbial dust had cleared and tempers had cooled.