Heron Lake Plateau to walk a path of slaughter

yes
so proud, this man. his answer was chilling.

as he moved, satsu tensed. she had no way of knowing if he meant to harm her or not; but he moved on, shifting in to a lope as he lost interest in her finaly.

she calmed in the ensuing stillness; then, seeing movement along the silver edge of the water, reached and snapped her teeth.
this time it was not water that came away with her. iridescent scales writhed against the blackness of her gums. she withdrew with her singular fish — not a grand catch in any regard.

as she settled to picking it apart, her mind buzzed.