"Kids, we have breakfast!" Humphrey called from outside the cave before walking in. Kate came after him with the fresh rabbit carcass in her mouth. Scarlett blood dripped from the rabbit's neck wound as she set it down before the pups. She told me as they gorged into the lagomorph, "Eat up, kids. We have a long way to go."
"What about you and Dad?" Asked Claudette and she added, "You two need to eat as well."
Humphrey responded to his daughter, "We're fine, Claudette. Your mom and I will handle ourselves later. It's you guys who need your strength."
Claudette looked away from her father and turned...
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