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Short, posting before I take my dad to the airport.
Though the beast's eyes were closed, all senses were mildly alert. As with every year that passed, the looks of the weather from the half-covered mouth of the cave indicated that winter would soon disappear. Mother Earth had her cycles, and prepared her children well before the cold season set in. And soon, she would give birth to new life, and rejuvenate the world - and hopefully the chocolate female's spirits.
The strange smells returned to the large female's snout, and it wriggled absentmindedly. Rounded ears twitched slowly, for with the scents came sounds. But Malachi presently did not have the strength, or will, to be aggressive that late afternoon. She hoped her mass and guttural sounds would be enough to scare away any predator. The sound rose from her injured throat as soon as the sounds drew near, but oddly enough, the smell on the wind told her she did not have to be wary.
Honey eyes peered up at a familiar figure of red hair and pure white fur, and immediately the shaggy creature's muscles relaxed again. Head rose slightly from between massive paws, blinking into the dim light at what appeared to be Skye - her friend. Her first friend. "Skye..?" Mala whispered quietly, as if any louder a noise would upset her healing throat. The thought alone made her face scrunch up in a wince, and in return to the white female's question - the memories returned, and the beast's eyes closed again.