Duskfire Glacier iqaluksiuq

a hot meal would do them good, she thought. rabbit were quick and sulukinak trusted she was quicker; maybe some hares remained fattened from the wintertime and would be sluggish, or sleepy. if not that, then fish would do too, she was not picky when it came to food.
keshka moved to the tree line, then the shadows beneath, and sulukinak sulked after her. she was invested in the scents now, like any good blood-hound. she would steal glances at the pale figure too; curious and wary to equal degrees, but overall too hungry to let herself become distracted for long.

there was a sound in the undergrowth a few lengths ahead, and sulukinak plunged among the foliage in pursuit of the sound.
erupting out of the other side in a cacophony—several pheasants! not what was expected. the shadow girl snapped after them and found her teeth scything air, grazing only feathers which plumed in the chaos.