ghost inside my chest

His ruby eyes watched her move to carefully divvy up the meat that she planned on taking. If he was going to wait while she worked, he figured he would at least rest for now. Plunking his butt down on the packed dirt, he gave her another curious look as she began talking again. Patiently behind him, his three caimans had finished their snack and were now curled up in a small pile to nap until he was ready for them to leave.

"Just south and across the river," Ghoul replied, it was all that he needed to say. Finding Habari's borders would not be difficult. "If you so wish, I will not deny help, but otherwise, I do not require it either," his shoulders shrugged once more as if he really found no big deal in carrying the carcass. "You have work to do to store this before something else finds it," he reminds her carefully as he lifts a paw to pick out some dirt beneath his claws.

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