Redtail Rise i unpack the heat with my oven mitts

another creature might have felt quite cruelly the thrust of guilt in one's chest.

but augur was a beast of pure instinct.

once they had hunted together. once he had seen in her strong children and the potential for a companion.

but she had gone.

and new snow had come. now the huntress grew full with his children and he must protect them. this meant defending his place in the rise. and that meant heeding the tone of red woman.

buffalo hunter retreated. the man rumbled low but quieted, looking to his leader should she seek to question him further.