The Burning Horizon
“Her movement roused the coyote, which drew its lips back in a snarl as it rose and shook its pelt. Lusa bared her teeth at it.
Stay out of my fur, mangepelt!
The short night had reminded Lusa how close the Longest Day must be, and she knew she was still far away from Great Bear Lake. Surely Toklo and Kallik and Yakone won’t give up on me. This has to be the day I escape!
“What’s wrong with you?” Taktuq grumbled from where he was lying in an untidy huddle beside the bars that separated their cag...es. “How can a bear get any sleep with you prowling up and down like you have ants in your pelt?”
“Sorry,” Lusa said. She halted for a moment before starting her pacing again.
“If you get better, the flat-faces might release you anyway,” Taktuq pointed out. “Isn’t that good enough?”
Lusa thought about that for a moment. Her head was hardly hurting at all this morning, and her legs thrummed with energy. But how long will it be before the flat-faces think I’m well enough?MoreLess
Stay out of my fur, mangepelt!
The short night had reminded Lusa how close the Longest Day must be, and she knew she was still far away from Great Bear Lake. Surely Toklo and Kallik and Yakone won’t give up on me. This has to be the day I escape!
“What’s wrong with you?” Taktuq grumbled from where he was lying in an untidy huddle beside the bars that separated their cag...es. “How can a bear get any sleep with you prowling up and down like you have ants in your pelt?”
“Sorry,” Lusa said. She halted for a moment before starting her pacing again.
“If you get better, the flat-faces might release you anyway,” Taktuq pointed out. “Isn’t that good enough?”
Lusa thought about that for a moment. Her head was hardly hurting at all this morning, and her legs thrummed with energy. But how long will it be before the flat-faces think I’m well enough?MoreLess
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