Redtail Rise bridal ballad

she'd found the bear, too. nape in its teeth, bleeding out.

and then. . .the spirits. 

she can't figure out what she'd preferred more. maybe the bear, with the savageness of it all. the spirits had been so alien, so sterile.

back here is where she belonged. and with Ashlar. . .

you lookedh for me, she murmured, lips splitting into a smile. she moved close enough to nudge against him and take him into her embrace, tail wagging.

i. . .bear tookh me, Avicus half-explained, shrugging. away. couln'h geh' back. weirdh plahhe'.