Bearclaw Valley Left the lights on

these were good points -- indra considered their validity for a moment, wondering the nature of heritable coat patterns in deer. lacking too much imagination, she believed it was likely similar as to what was in wolves; and maybe there was a reason she and blondine had never been successful. maybe the doe deserved to live, after all.

they arrived in tandem to an area where indra had many times encountered quail -- after brief, quiet discussion with zenith, she hunkered down and set to the hunt. together they managed a healthy batch of fresh quail kill, stocked the cache with their offerings, and then parted ways as a quiet and start-studded night settled into the teekon wilds.