Bearclaw Valley the conqueror worm

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Though Astara lurked like a panther in the shadows, Galena's attention returned to the nursling... who seemed absolutely awestruck by her baby talk. The proctor could babble for days to children, talking nonsense or telling stories to entertain them. Did she wish to hear a tale?

Nope... the child took her dead worm and chucked it a twig's-length away towards the reclined lioness, all while keeping her huge baby-blues fixed upon the woman before scuttling away back to the safety of the nest. Galena craned forward to sniff the dead thing, blowing up dust as her open nostrils blow out air. "Look at what you've done," Galena crooned with a lilt in her voice. "The mighty warrior has slain the great serpent of Ursus. We should bury it's body before the foul creature resurrects itself!" 

She reached a stormy paw forward to scrape a shallow grave, rolling the worm inside with a flick or her nose. Moon-colored eyes flicked up towards the child, noticing her attention was now on one of her paws. Galena wondered why. "Help me cover it?" she asked the pup, beckoning her with a dip of her snout. 

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