Iktome Plains wuskripa

the night before she had crossed a swamp.
the morning dawned on a vast plain which seemed to race in all directions. the air was warm, and in it was the taste of salt. heda inhaled. her stomach growled.
over the past several weeks she had been feeding herself birds and small animals, with the exception of a half-rotten deer she had found. that had fed her for several days.
but now she had come to the verdant expanse, and saw its potential.
her silver-smudged eyes swept the horizon for any danger.