Sun Mote Copse CMOT Dibbler

Elwood nodded. "Finley took Avery and Sugar to visit Wildfire's grave, and Sugar collected a nice bouquet of flowers to leave there," he explained. He didn't know if Sugar made a regular habit of tending the graves, but that didn't mean she wasn't doing it without his knowledge. The conversation then shifted as Wraen answered his question about the area's prey.

While she had also noticed that the bigger animals were scarce -- and so had Eljay -- she seemed optimistic that they would be able to feed themselves with smaller delicacies. Elwood was reminded that he had discussed this with Niamh not too long ago, and shared what he had learned: "Yeah, Niamh told me that she and Clover hunted some goats last winter that had been displaced after an avalanche, so maybe we'll have the same kind of luck with these quakes."

He chuckled at the mention of killing a bear while it hibernated; it would be a monumental task, and while he could hear the wry joke in Wraen's tone, he knew that to do so would be to ensure their family had more than enough to eat. "Sounds like we should be good for a little while, at least," he said, then flashed a dry smile and added, "And if we decide to go bear hunting, Finley's the resident expert."