Duck Lake deset

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if she was not attempting to steal @Suliya aside to watch herds with her again, she was running wildly among them. her eyes forever looked for the bull she had marked with her teeth.

when she could run no more, she laid underneath the stars with @Ridgeback and felt warmth in her chest. content to trade stories of their days or what they had done among the herd that day.

tonight she was with no one, as of now. the edge of the lake reflected the full moon that hung pregnant in the sky. that same moon offered light across a land that otherwise seemed darkened. she could see the way antlers were highlighted in the distance and the figures of resting beasts nearly given halos around their forms.

she did not chase them now or score any with teeth.

instead she tested the edge of the cold water. daring in a way that did not involve the herds.