Verdigris Ravine muscle

the deset gave endless hares, lizards, mice, rats, and insects to the bellies of the tribe. they ate well and zoug dug caches between the ravine and the oasis.

but there was more here than flesh.

mesquite pods. prickly pear fruits, agave pulp, pinyon nuts; all these things, too, collected and stored.

he did not anticipate snow.

he anticipated conflict.