Redtail Rise charcoal dirge

ears splayed as the red woman approached, in silence.
lestan tried not to look at the rending of her hide, despite the fact that his spine prickled uncomfortably at the rough look of her. 
empathy warred with fear. 
"she ran — into the taiga. f-from t-the c-coast," he stammered, suddenly very out of depth in front of someone unknown. "i-"
he licked his jaws. "it's i-important that i f-find her."