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He would not be running any deer down for the next couple weeks, but Grayday finally felt well enough to get a few active hours during the day. After returning from Easthollow, he felt almost as though he'd been bitten by a second snake, and had taken several shakey days to recover from the trip. Then, after Adeline's sudden departure, Grayday had skulked in a shady copse of trees for a while, not wanting to see anyone - or to be seen by anyone.

But he could not hide forever, and he had kids on the way. He had to get stronger again, and that would have to start with a few attempts at hunting, playing, or something else that required the movement of his legs. So the leader wandered through the territory, sure that something would find him, given time.