Blackfeather Woods Ward of the Shadows

@Burke !

Quiet was intrigued by the inhabitants of the dark forest. Not only the wolves, but the fauna that they fed on. The dark crows and ravens, the bats, the glowworms, and most of all, the deer. The pale-furred deer that seemed to glow in whatever light spilled in through the thick canopy attracted her attention, stealing her away from her tasks and compelling her to sit and stare at them. She did this now, hunched in the thickness of a thicket, silent as a small herd of them nibbled on the growing foliage. How and why would deer be this pale escaped her. Wouldn't it be detrimental to their survival to be white in a dark land?

But they were beautiful nonetheless. Quiet trailed them as they moved slowly through the dark forest, careful not to disturb their feeding. Were these the creatures the pack killed to feed themselves? Quiet felt a strange guilt at the thought, but food was food, no matter how beautiful.