Starring role

Mæva nodded. "Yea, he doesn't smell like they usually do. Might be something wrong with his brain. I saw a grizzly bear that was awake!" It had also smelt funny. Geir said there might've been a parasite or something in its brain and that's why it wasn't hibernating. She'd also gotten attacked by the bear. Mæva was starting to think a vacation at home in the estuary sounded really nice about now. However, that was no guarantee she'd be safe from predators either since the estuary was prime real estate in the west but at least her dad and siblings would be around.

Mæva sat quietly as she watched the man dispatch the jaguar. In the end she found herself looking away. She wasn't quite sure why. Mæva shook her head as the man spoke. "Naw, I should be thanking you! I think it would've eaten me if you hadn't showed up. My name is Mæva Adravendi, how about you?"