Meadowlark Prairie auspicious

Moonshadow arrives, and she's unfrozen. righting herself slight, then carefully moving to a sitting position, she extends the forepaw that throbs with pain. she's never felt hurt like this before, and more a moment is rendered mute. but the blood dripping from her broken dew claw urges an "ew." from her lips. the toe pad is intact, but the claw is missing; leaving only a bloodied hole that seeks blood. she curls the limb towards her chest instinctively, glancing at her mother in mild alarm.