Redhawk Caldera The hanging tree

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Perhaps it made them inhumane to treat the muskrat so cruelly, yet they weren't humans, so what did Peregrine care? He didn't even think of offering mercy to their prey when Finley offered its head to him. Without a word, he bounded forward and clamped his jaws around the critter's skull. The Alpha male then yanked, beheading the muskrat and causing blood to splash on the cold ground. Something red, wet and stringy dangled from the hole left in the stumpy body.

Grinning foolishly, Peregrine held his prize in his mouth and pranced in a circle. He then paused and a sickening crunch filled the air even as his mouth filled with warm blood and brain matter. He savored the flavor, then chewed and swallowed. He smacked his lips with satisfaction when he was done.

Feeling playful, the Alpha lunged forward and tried to snatch the muskrat's dangling tail from Finley. He managed to grab and severe it, then slapped her face with it. Peregrine imagined it felt like being smacked with a big, cold worm. That's what it felt like in his mouth anyway as he turned and raced away, teasing and daring Finley to give chase.