Silver Moraine XVII

augur rumbled in return. he faced the direction of the rise, tense-tailed and stiff-legged for a moment. redtail was his home. these wolves were busy chosen family. unless blood eyes or red woman drove him off, he would stay.

but his loyalty to them did not mean he would not still seek to provide for new snow. the bison that he and buffalo hunter had killed still had flesh clinging to good bones. 

by the time that red woman's children could run and join the hunt, new snow's own would be young. but by wintertime, augur, with his basic working of development, thought they would all be fit enough to pursue even basic hunting.

and by springtime, the rise would have at least five new strong bodies. the pups that might grow in new snow now would help strengthen those numbers.

he was ready to inform their wealda and take whatever punishment merited.