The Sunspire [m] teal arrow

the slitted sunflower stare took him in more thoughtfully, and she ignored the grating edge of her body's hunger for a moment.

"my people called swamp panthers. i part of warrior society. make raid on water snake clan. on turtle people. on jaguar runners." she rolled to her belly then her paws, brushing her body along the length of his before heading along the line of the ridge, following again the tracery of goat hooves.

"raiding good for all clans. keep territory. prove selves. take war brides." muskrat shot the stranger an inquiring look. "no one here makes raid. why?"