Literature
(WBTT) The Next Day
Hamilton followed dutifully after Killian through the thick woods, his mind trying not to stray back to the memory of her pups’ piercing eyes. When they had walked some distance away from the nest, he asked, “So… what are we hunting today, ma’am?”
The prairie snorted and didn’t deign him with a glance. “Bear. They’ll be fattening themselves up right about now; very tasty meals.” Her fangs were sharp when she grinned. “If you’re capable of hunting one, that is.”
Hamilton set aside a shiver and puffed himself up. “Of course I am! I am at your command! Tell me everything I need to do, and I’ll do it.”
Killian raised a brow at him but said nothing, focusing her attention back to the path ahead. He could tell that this was a well-traveled route that hadn’t been used in quite some time.
Because of the pups, perhaps? I wonder if she usually goes after dangerous prey like this. He stepped on a twig, prompting a low growl from his companion, and thought, I wonder if this is some kind of