Overture Downs Today has been a lonesome day

Daddy had not been too concerned about Easy going along with Sunny. He knew that she had been ranging all over the taiga since they'd moved territories, enjoying the freedom of living in a slightly less dangerous area, and seemed none too bothered by her wandering spirit. Easy suspected Dawn had had a much more difficult time of it as a child, and was thankful that her elder siblings had broken their father of his overbearing protectiveness.

She also suspected she had been encouraged to go more for Sunny's sake than anything. She'd been planning a sojourn to the Valley anyway, but when Sunny mentioned going, she figured it would kill two birds with one stone. It had been easy to tell she wasn't wanted, but Daddy insisted and Sunny caved, and Daddy had appeased the older boy with warnings to look after her, as if that was something she really needed. The whole thing had sort of rubbed her the wrong way, but she knew Daddy and Sunny had their hearts in the right places, and as the hours passed, Easy found her spirit soothed by the familiarity of travel. 

"Sure," said Easy, unphased by the sight before them. The dark girl circled wide around the fawn, ignoring its sad bleating. It tried to scramble to its hooves, but Easy struck fast, grabbing it by the back of its neck and giving a few mighty shakes to jar it. Stunned, the fawn held still for a moment or two, giving Sunny time to jump in at the throat.