The Heartwood Heartwood Snacking

Sorry about the delay, I just started working nights, and it's messing with me, lol

Koda had been genuine when he told the girl he what he thought about her eyes. They were beautiful, even if they were very unusual. He left that second part out, though, knowing how sensitive girls could be when it came to their looks. His cousin had endured much teasing by other juveniles, and even by adults, due to her larger, "unladylike", figure. He'd never understood why his pack mates had treated her so badly, over something she couldn't control. He imagined poor Scarlett had endured similar treatment.

"Well, there are lots of other ways to show you care about someone," said Koda. Having food to eat was important, for sure, but so was caring for pups or tending to the sick. Girls seemed to excel at these types of jobs. "But if you want to get better at hunting, you've come to the right guy."

Koda thought for a moment before answering her next question. He wasn't actually close with any of his pack mates, so he wouldn't even be able to tell her what they were like. He didn't see much of the other Blacktail wolves, and when he did the encounters were usually short and uneventful. In fact, before Kesuk had come back, he'd been pretty lonely there. "I don't know the others very well," he admitted, "but they're good wolves, it's a good pack."

"I'm pretty hungry, let's find us a deer," he said. Scarlett had said she wasn't an experienced hunter, but even so two wolves would be able to handle a deer no problem. He started to lead the pair toward the edge of the woods, knowing that deer liked to hang out close to the meadow.