Redtail Rise LX

Before all the turmoil, before the stormbreak of a sudden familial death, Carrion would race alongside the huntlead and feel alive in herself — knowing where she belonged and who she belonged with.

But these feelings only ever lasted for moments at a time.

Her mind changed constantly; her moods as fickle as the wind itself. Today, she knew without question that her heart sang to be with Tall Hill — Mountain Boulder to some, Augur still to others — yet that did not mean her heart would sing for him tomorrow.

Carrion took eagerly to her passions when they came.

She raced alongside Tall Hill without thought, and though her pace had to be doubled to keep up with the huntlead's long stride, she found elation in the churn and effort. Soon, she was overtaking him in a race across the open snowplain, her mud-dark fur rippling and her figure flying as swiftly as a bird.