Hope
It was early to mid-afternoon when I finally woke up. I could hear the others rummaging outside the den and I could smell the smoke from a fire just outside. Rather than shift, I stayed in Qadira’s form so I could go outside and find a place to pee. This isn’t the kind of place that has running water.
I leave Malcolm sleeping and when Qadira walks outside, Orsa is stoking the fire while Bjork and Artis clean two elk. Based on their broken necks, I’m guessing Bjorn caught them and brought them back.
“Don’t go too far, girl. You’re still ovulating and there are a lot of bears in this area,” my father says as I look around.
Qadira chuffs at him, before sniffing the air. It seems that they have a certain area that they use as a bathroom, so I head that way.
Once I’m done, I head back
