Stone Circle oh, it feels like ages though you say it's only days

@Valette, if you have time?

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She hadn't seen the alpha for since the girl's death, though today had gathered her courage and spent much of the day searching for the perfect hare, and six attempts had cumulated in the current prize hanging from her jaws. She'd inspected it a time, worrying it inadequate or wrong, before finally scooping it in her jaws and trotting carefully towards Valette's den, wincing at the pain of her cracked scabs and the odd smell that began to radiate from them. 

When finally she found herself before the woman's den, she paused a good distance away, wavering a moment before barking softly, calling, "valette? ma'am?"  Suddenly she worried if her presence would be wanted or welcome, but swallowed past her worries and remained rooted as she waited to see if the woman dwelled within.