Verdigris Ravine shadow

Her scent was too fragrant, too attracting she thought to predators outside of coyote. Or jackal. Killer Wolfs could return to seek to harm her pup, but Kusuma was a first-time mother and knew not of Plant that would mask her scent. Hoping that the endless smell of warm sand and wind would hide Harta sufficiently.

Darkwoman returned to her whelping den, not bothering looking over her shoulder. 

Golden eyes disappeared into the cave, her fur melting into the shadows she'd long since decided were home to her more than the physical world. The coyjackal returned in a flash of her tail. 

A small, dark clump of fur in the light.

Kusuma name him Har-ta.