Blacktail Deer Plateau willow blossom

older than his children, but younger than himself, chakliux felt he might know why she approached. he kept himself still and idle, watching her from the corner of one eye.
gathering fallen bark, limp-laying branches, he brought them into a pile. "you have found moontide," chakliux murmured at length, at last turning to glance at the young wolf.
but he did not approach; the seal hunter waved his tail once and returned to his work.