Verdigris Ravine us weirdos have to stick together, right?

kusuma kept to herself, it seemed.

as he had done with s'ari, zoug meant to bring bits of meat to her den. but he did not want kusuma to fear as he followed her through the ravine, and so he left lizards and rabbit-meat and the occasional frog in the last known locations of the dark woman.

he found her this hour in a pitiful state, just as she moved to nose her own flank. zoug offered turtle meat to kusuma from a cracked shell and then sat back on his haunches.

the man did not speak, nor did he stare at her. he only took a vigil, watching the horizon in case she wanted to eat now.