The Tangle X

augur had not meant to come so far but in his eagerness he did not stop until he smelled salt upon the air. the deer bounded through a small opening in the tangle and the young wolf followed.

he drew up stiffly in the next, all details of his body surprised to see a lithe female waiting on the other side. augur waved his tail tentatively, ears splaying in apology. perhaps he had disturbed her own hunt.

she was distracting, arrayed in sunlight and black ochre. his mind chose the name goldfinch at once.