Redtail Rise XI

blood eyes motioned.

augur set off at a proud, swift trot. it carried him along the narrow path high above the rest of the rise. 

the trails wound together and dipped apart. the third of them carried to a warm bed and a few sparse goathairs scattered around. the man went on, following this path until it led toward the edge of a lethally steep cliff — and the goat perched near its edge.