Moonspear needful things

Aside from her inquiry at Moonglow, Tiuttuk didn’t intend to join any searches for the missing Peregrine. She felt terrible for Towhee and the rest of her family, but she didn’t see how such a young puppy could still be alive, much less far from home. He had likely fallen prey to a predator’s teeth, a thought which evoked a wince as Treepie wended around the mountain’s lower reaches.

Wyvern’s shadow fell across her, pulling Pie from her dreary thoughts. She glanced upward and barked a note to the nighthawk, who winged toward the glen and disappeared into the distance over its treetops. She’s hunting, the Ostrega noted idly. I should probably feed myself too…

She was tempted to save her energy and dip into a cache, though Treepie wouldn’t mind the distraction of a hunt. She licked her lips and and began to ascend toward one of numerous plateaus, keen to rustle up one of the many rodents which kept their homes among the alpine terrain.