a meal of trout and tubers, a wash of muzzle and paws. elk charm cached a good deal of what she had higher up the bank, then tugged several of the remainder out into the sun.
crouching over her catch, she prepared the fish for drying, stripping off all entrails and piling it aside to be used as bait for more of the fast-moving creatures. elk charm caught herself humming, belly rhythmic with the breath these sounds required to make.
