Porcupine Ridge ouroboros

as the eagle departed, muskrat looked down at hex as lynx girl began to question him in her bright voice. "ah, nutu," she said softly, stilling the words for a moment. "come. we bring him to safe place. then i bring meat."

her arms tightened around him for a moment. "can stand?" hex had dragged himself many pieces of time. was his strength gone? then let him rest here. either way, muskrat thought with great amusement, hex would be put to nutu's many inquiries.

idly, the narrow citrus eyes reached toward the shadows where the eagle had been.