It was barely morning. The sun was almost high above the snow-topped mountains in the east when a loud rumble shook the earth. Bijou stepped out of her cave that dwelled deep in the dense forest. She made sure other forest creatures knew that she had awakened. The birds that nestled close to her took off squawking with unhappiness that she had awakened them.
Oh well.
She smacked her lips before glancing back at the usual spot where she would stash leftovers. But this time the little dip in the ground was empty. She groaned with a roll of the eyes before tracking away from her little home.
Bijou wasn’t in any real mood to start hunting. She wished that a juicy, raw flank of a deer would just land in front of her. But that would never happen. Or maybe she would come across something that died last night.
Nope. That wouldn’t happen either.
She sighed deeply, snaking her way through the tight trees until she walked out upon a quiet stream that poured out into a lake.
The lakefront was unusually quiet this morning. She glanced around, but couldn’t find anything unusual. So she kept walking until the water lapped against her feet. The cold water against her warm scaly skin felt good. She stretched her neck down and began gulping down the water.
Mhm.
A nice refreshing morning drink before the long day begins.
Oh well.
She smacked her lips before glancing back at the usual spot where she would stash leftovers. But this time the little dip in the ground was empty. She groaned with a roll of the eyes before tracking away from her little home.
Bijou wasn’t in any real mood to start hunting. She wished that a juicy, raw flank of a deer would just land in front of her. But that would never happen. Or maybe she would come across something that died last night.
Nope. That wouldn’t happen either.
She sighed deeply, snaking her way through the tight trees until she walked out upon a quiet stream that poured out into a lake.
The lakefront was unusually quiet this morning. She glanced around, but couldn’t find anything unusual. So she kept walking until the water lapped against her feet. The cold water against her warm scaly skin felt good. She stretched her neck down and began gulping down the water.
Mhm.
A nice refreshing morning drink before the long day begins.
