Alea
would you like to play a game?
Alea considered Sah's words carefully. She knew that sometimes running away and hiding was better than fighting, because you could get hurt when you fought. But she wasn't sure why Sah would leave if no one was chasing him. The concept of "calm down" wasn't really in her vocabulary.
Neither was "relaxing." She looked at Sah skeptically. "So you're here to ... play?" Playing was something Alea did understand; even a child as feral as she was still played -- all the time, actually. She even made a game out of hunting and feeding herself.
And if Sah wanted to join that game ... Alea thought about it, looking Sah up and down. He was a lot bigger than her. "I don't think a mouse would make much of a meal for us to share." Then Alea turned her gaze to Lilly. "But Lilly's just a baby, right? We could help her hunt."
Neither was "relaxing." She looked at Sah skeptically. "So you're here to ... play?" Playing was something Alea did understand; even a child as feral as she was still played -- all the time, actually. She even made a game out of hunting and feeding herself.
And if Sah wanted to join that game ... Alea thought about it, looking Sah up and down. He was a lot bigger than her. "I don't think a mouse would make much of a meal for us to share." Then Alea turned her gaze to Lilly. "But Lilly's just a baby, right? We could help her hunt."
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