Inside The Forest [Atreus]

Gossamer relied on her nose even more than her eyes, trying to catch the scent of her quarry. Instead she caught the scent of one of Aris' kids, Atreus. She paused in her searching and dipped her head in greeting to the boy. He'd grown swiftly, another marker of how little time was on her side. Her family was getting so big at this point it was nearly impossible to really get to know everyone within, especially since battling her inner demons stole so much of her precious time.

"Atreus. You look well. How has training been going?"

"Gossamer!" Kylfa raced up next to her. "There are coyotes digging at the food stores. I don't know that they'll get in all the way, but surely its not advisable to let them do as they please."

Gossamer scowled, the bloody things had exploded in population over the spring and always they were poking and testing the larger predators that lived nearby. She glanced to Atreus. "Time for some practical application. Let's take care of these would-be thieves." Kylfa turned and bolted for the stores with Gossamer shortly behind. Rather than the usual entrance Kylfa led them past the western gate and up the side of the mountain. Approximately where the food storage cavern was located beneath the earth were a group of four coyotes digging furiously down. Her eyes narrowed. They couldn't be serious… surely they'd hit rock eventually.