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Birna buried the remnants of her meal. She'd managed to snag a mountain goat and filled her belly with meat to spare. She'd taken her time to skin the goat so that she could have the pelt for cold winter nights though it needed to be properly prepared. Right now it still had fat and bits of meat on the underside of the hide and she'd need to treat it with tannens to tan it.

It would take some time to do so she opted to carry the hide somewhere scenic so she could enjoy the summer day while she worked. She settled down on the rocky sound shore, stretching out the hide and pinning down the corners with larger rocks as she started to lick and clean the excess meat and fat off the hide. She was hard at work when a large splash caught her attention. She sat up and spied a dark pelted wolf who had flung himself into the water. She recognized the form but shuddered. She couldn't imagine ever willingly throwing herself into water.


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