Ouroboros Spine first blood

he is content, and thus, shikoba beings to lead the duo back towards the denning area of others. the fish hangs loosely from her jaws, dripping water and little bits of shikoba's own saliva. while she grew on rodents and small mammals, fish is a delicacy that she enjoys due to its rarity. it was something she discovered in her days of exploration in her youth.

she does her best to ensure that she keeps pace with the man, wanting to stay in stride so that they may walk together. after a few moments of a quiet atmosphere, the area of sleeping comes into view. the branch of berries is still laying against the outer edge of hers. thankfully, a woodland creature has not come to steal her findings. the smears and pawprints of a purple-like red on the walls of her den will hopefully grow into a bigger art piece if she can find more plants to provide different colors.

she pauses in front of her own ulaq, something large enough to be considered spacious but small enough to still be cozy, hopefully, her companion would be able to enter without it being a tight squeeze. she soon disappears within the depths of her ulaq, settling on her little bed of rabbit pelt, though one large pelt is the remains of a coyote. with an encouraging yip, she invites him in to settle beside her.