sleepless nights

He sat and he watched the playing coyote for some time, watching it play and frolic with the blue fireflies that matched the strange blue markings on its fur. He'd never seen anything like this before, so it was easy for him to get lost in the sight and so he sat there for some time, just watching. He'd been sitting there for a few minutes already when a quiet woof alerted him to the presence of another, just before he saw a raccoon sneak past. The other had asked if it was his coyote, then followed with warning that it would eat the raccoon they claimed. Was the raccoon their hunt or a friend? He had a friend back at the Armada, but seldom traveled with him anymore. Occasionally he would invite the smaller animal along, but often they both enjoyed their alone time when out hunting, exploring, or whatever.

He watched the coyote and fireflies a moment longer, watching how it looked off in the direction of the raccoon but hesitated and seemed to want to play with the fireflies some more. "I dunno, looks pretty occupied with the fireflies. Is the raccoon your friend?" He asked in a whisper, having noticed the hummingbird before it had left to the trees above. "I was just following the coyote after seeing it glow. What's going on?" Maybe they would know or at least hopefully have some kind of insight on what was happening.

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