"It will." It probably already had. After all, gossips and rumour spreaders were fickle creatures. No doubt they had already moved on to another target. "Come on, what say you to a snack? That sparring has given me quite the appetite and the hunters should have left something for us if anything was found." Hunting had become harder but, so far, there had been enough food. More mouths to feed, yes, but more hunters in which to go out looking for prey.
"And no matter what, I will always love you." He continued, giving her a small nudge and moving off across the dunes.
/fin
