Morningside Cuesta [m] trottinggale

his k'edghildza was ravenous upon the hunt; her softness imparted a contrast to her building skill that fired every part of sun eater's desire as if he were a kiln.

she struck and the creature was driven down into the snow, a thick furrow raked there. he followed with snapping jaws to break a flailing foreleg and shred another; he dug his teeth into its chest and then its flank, ripping in sawed repetition.

blood sprayed both he and k'edghildza. its taste mingled with her own, and so the caribou killing became a shared and almost lustful thing between them in its mutual violence.