Swiftcurrent Creek chert

arric's teeth cracked bone with a dizzying snap that might have sickened a weaker belly. muskrat saw the tone for the herald it was, and when the animal sank down with an agonized below, the swamp panther swarmed the open throat.

neat punctures finished their hunt, and she drank the blood which had pooled in her mouth with obvious relish.

the keen yellow eyes were delighted, and she looked proudly at arric, pleased for them both.