Silver Moraine XVII

but there was more.

and as new snow flashed her pristine flank upright, augur rumbled again. he wanted her to stay low. 

carefully he nosed over her abdomen and then he faced blood eyes directly. there was a possibility she carried his young. it had not made itself known. he did not think her scent had changed. but he had seen the shifts in his alpha female. and he waited for them in new snow. 

before they became apparent, he must show them out.

this was the judgement he sought. it was already done. augur felt that he had given a good deal to the rise. he brought much meat. he had helped to build their borders. he had helped to give red woman her children. tall man was not here and he would seek to be hunt leader.

but none of what he had done would mean anything if it was met with anger.

a breeze played through the pelt of each wolf.