I Want A Moment To Be Real

Chimera was working around the fire, setting up a haunch of elk over the flames, so he didn't see the expression on the woman's face. Her words of thanks were met with a rumble and a, "You're welcome." He didn't think anything of the gesture. He'd given things to many of his wolves, so why was this any different?

The man glanced back only once to see Reila curled up on the leopard skin blanket. He flipped the leg in the crook of two branches to warm through the meat on the other side. As he waited for the meat to cook, night had fallen, as it does. The oaks were tall and imposing, casting strange shadows mixed with the light of the fire. After a few more minutes over the fire, Chimera gingerly pulled the meat away and placed it on a slab of stone. "Dinner, if you're hungry," he told the woman, then tore off a strip of meat for himself. Laying on his belly, Chimera held the meat between his paws and proceeded to eat.

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