Vesper quickly grew frustrated with her slow pace at dragging the antler, but even as she paused and considered whether it would even look pretty enough as a decoration to make hauling it to Inferni worth the effort, the sound of paw pads crunching the packed snow distracted her. She dropped the thing and lifted her head, her good ear swiveling forward even as her mangled one fell back uncertainly. Allowing her curiosity to take over, she trotted toward the footfalls.
The sight that met her was startling. It was near impossible to see the hazy, snow-colored shape stepping through the winter forest, other than the outline against the dark colors of the trees and dead undergrowth. Even from a distance, she could see that the creature staggering in her direction looked emaciated, starved. Her blue eyes widened, empathy a sharp pang in her belly.
“Hey, sweetheart—” the tawny coywolf began, but even as the lovely slender shape of the downy wolf fooled her eyes, her nose revealed a different story. It was a male, and while she hesitated, choking off her words, she did not stop from cantering over to him with dark-tipped tail straight out and a frown crossing her lips. Once she came close, she paused and lowered her ears, looking his skinny pale frame over and sighing. “Are you going to be all right?”
Image courtesy of henrikj@Flickr; table by the Mentors!
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