Alea
would you like to play a game?
Alea nodded. Playing and hunting she could understand, though she tended to fly through the woods rather than running. Then Lilly jumped on Sah, and Alea laughed loudly, a bright sound in the quiet forest. She found Sah and Lilly's play-fighting hilarious.
As her laughter faded away, though, Alea frowned a little. "How can she be an adult? She's so small!" For a moment Alea contemplated the question; then she came up with an answer: "She must be like the Fae. They're grown-ups, even though they're small."
Alea's eyes widened as Sah spoke. "I've never taken down a deer. They're big!" She hesitated. "But if you think we can do it ... " In truth, she wasn't sure what to make of Sah's proposal. Not only had she never hunted something so large, but she'd never preserved meat to eat later, either. As an owl, she usually just tore into mice and rats raw.
As her laughter faded away, though, Alea frowned a little. "How can she be an adult? She's so small!" For a moment Alea contemplated the question; then she came up with an answer: "She must be like the Fae. They're grown-ups, even though they're small."
Alea's eyes widened as Sah spoke. "I've never taken down a deer. They're big!" She hesitated. "But if you think we can do it ... " In truth, she wasn't sure what to make of Sah's proposal. Not only had she never hunted something so large, but she'd never preserved meat to eat later, either. As an owl, she usually just tore into mice and rats raw.
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