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"Is it possible he could’ve missed the scent?"

"This time of year, the wind usually blows southeast I didn’t sht up on the tree Eduardo wouldn’t have any reason to co the yard, which he probably won’t do for another couple of ood hearing and an acute sense of smell So he may have known about it"

"If he had known about it, wouldn’t he have ruffled theto put his territorial stamp on it?"

"I don’t know I have no idea what bison do besides charging intruders"

"Could we ask somebody?"

Curran stared at "

Ugh Every clue we found led to a dead end "You’re no help"

"Why am I the expert all of a sudden?"

"Of the two of us, you haveexperience"

He leaned back "Really?"

"Yes When you let yourself into et while you watched rowled

"No"

"I didn’t fidget I checked on you to otten yourself killed I wanted to know that you weren’t dying slowly of your wounds, because you have no sense and half of the tie I didn’t stand there and watch you I came in, made sure you were okay, and left It wasn’t creepy"

"It was a little creepy"

"It worked, didn’t it?"

"Worked how?"

"You’re still alive"

"Yes, of course, take all the credit"

We looked at the mulch so for far too long