A bird in the hand

Not the smallest of her children but one of the smaller ones to be sure, Nimbus's attention was met with a smile, a lowering of her head to plant a kiss against his forehead. The question was met with a contemplative sound, the birds continuing to go about their business despite the two predators standing right there in their midst. "I was going to talk to Sakana about where he wants to build his gardens, then check on the cows, make sure your brother's dogs aren't harassing them, and then I was going to see if Jael wanted us to try and catch some ducks, or if we are better waiting until the spring, and taking some eggs to try and hatch so then the babies don't startle and fly away. What do you think?" She put the question to her son, to see if he might have any solutions to their upcoming problems.

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