Things That Go 'Bump' In The Night

Chade offers a weak smile in return to Ricin’s, letting his words soothe him some.  It was true his brother was trying to help.  It had worked and they were both alive, admittedly it might have been luck.  The fox had been sick and the fish had been more attractive than fighting wolf pups.

“Alright,” Chade agreed, “You don’t close your eyes in a fight and I’ll avoid biting sick animals when I can.” Chade smirked adding, “C’mon, we can rinse off the blood on ‘us’ in the pool with the fish in it." Yeah, he’d quit biting animals that were sick as soon as Ricin did.  As he walked past Ricin he bumped his head into his brother's cheek for a moment without breaking stride.  Nothing would break their bond.

“I needed your help, I’d hoped you’d figure out what I was up too.  So it did work out regardless.”  Chade stepped into the pool, lowering his muzzle into the water, raising it up again. “So, how about we eat some fish then take turns sleeping here.  Lets get out of here after that.  I thought I’d like being in a cave for protection, only one way for threats to come in but ya know, also only one way for us to get out of here.”  There really was no great plan.  In the open, it was hard to find hiding spots also and predators were probably faster than them.

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