Like A River I Run

The caribou neared where Taiga lay in wait. The stronger and healthier animals ran past but a injured cow made the mistake of getting to close to where the lion lay. Taiga pounced and Birna shifted into damage control, herding and scattering the animals to keep the rest of the stampede from running down on Taiga while she finished the kill. Once a space was reasonably clear Birna headed over toward Taiga, panting as she sought to caught her breath. "Good work. Let's-" Her ears flicked back at a sound that didn't belong. Gazing back across the wash she saw a polar bear watching them. Crap… In hindsight she shouldn't have been too surprised. They were far north and she had learned the past winter had made for poor hunting for the predators of this region. She wondered if the shifting weather had pushed the bear farther south. Either way it seemed intent on claiming part of their hard earned kill as it lumbered toward them as if it owned the whole wash.

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