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The silver-furred hybrid had risen quite early that morning, awakening before the sun had even risen above the horizon. The periwinkle and gray of the very early dawn greeted her when she'd first wandered outside of her cave, intent on finding food this morning. Her own stomach did not demand it, but the Quintus still asleep in the cave required food—her injury was not so severe as to require long-term care, but it certainly made for feeding herself particularly difficult—Kaena knew Vieira was particularly proficient with hunting to begin with. Without Kaena to feed her the girl would likely starve, or perhaps subsist on scraps and carrion. She was a simple bibelot to Inferni; pretty, decorative, but essentially useless outside of Kaena's personal appliace.
As the coyote woman trotted back triumphantly from the mountain, she headed toward the caves. Her jaws clutched a rather large goat's carcass, the hind legs dragging between her forepaws absurdly. She was shifted to her Secui form and had been since she'd spotted the creature; without the ability to shift it was unlikely the hybrid would have brought down the hearty creature. Domesticated goats were particularly adapted to the feral lifestyle; they survived far better than cows or pigs or anything else did, it would seem. They were common in the mountains—Kaena had seen quite a few of them, and this was the first time she'd brought one down in Halcyon mountain, though they had been a favored prey on the old territory.
It didn't take long before the coyote was along the sloping hills of the cave, passing by her neighbors. The cold winter's day had driven them all inside, it would seem; though there was only a thin coating of snow on the ground, some larger drifts still scattered here and there, it was still a chilly day, and the coyote was thankful for her thick Secui coat to help keep her warm. She trotted into the cave without hesitation, dropping her prey immediately and letting out an annoyed growl at Vieira, who seemed to be up and about despite her injures. "What are you doing?" she demanded, wanting to know why the Quintus was up at all.
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