Ocean's Breath Plateau out on sea ice

a warm egg cracked in her mouth and spilled down her throat.

it was just an egg, but it felt different here. the new location and the good company. she tasted her food now, she did not eat just to fuel. how nervous she had been of the saltwater shores! and now it healed her!

her hunt turned towards him!

reaching for a scarred shoulder and not caring much if she messed his fur with egg yolk or shells — little bits of both still painted her muzzle.