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she heard another come, and first stilled, then more hastily devoured the meat. her far-seeing eyes focused on the part of the wood the medium-sized animal was to come from.

a dog.

a strip of raccoon slipped out her teeth.

there was a bark, sound so loud in the wilderness it rung in her ears like bells. its message was as clear as colours in sunlight.

the hound's head slowly rose, but her meal was still between bloodied forelimbs.

"hai." she spoke, speech accented thickly. "no bahrk. voolvz kloz." chin pointed west and south, from where she'd heard, seen and smelt the presence of their elder kind.