Redtail Rise XLVI

do u want to fade this one? <3 we can have another!

slugs. snails. the quick coils of a ratsnake. fish beneath the oozing surface. and twice, a salamander. herons stalked away from the hunting wolves.

augur showed moon runner these things and others; the flickering of raccoon prints, the dragline of a nutria's tail, marsh rabbits hiding in the shadows.

at long last, he turned their path for home, but would allow moon runner to set their pace, ambling peaceably beside her.