Coop 027: Reputation

Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in a certain boy’s adventures because the Amaranthine Saga & Songs are mine. Please continue to indulge the lot of us, especially the teenage boy.

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Reputation

Back home, Coop escaped into the woods. Hunkered down under an overhang, he watched the rain and wondered why Chumani had kissed him… if she’d do it again… if she’d only been teasing… if he liked being teased.

Daroo came to find him.

“Are coyotes really only liars and thieves?”

“I think evasiveness is their way of protecting what they care about.” Daroo’s gaze held sympathy. “It’s said coyotes never show the same face twice.”

“Then how’d you recognize her?”

“Scent.”

Coop tugged his ponytail. “Will I see her again?”

“A better question: will you recognize Chumani when you do?”

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Posted: October 10, 2023
Prompt: “hunker down,” suggested by K
Words: 100

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Summary: Cole Pfeiffer-Cooper, who prefers to be called Coop, became part of a pack way before the world found out about the Amaranthine. An Amaranthine Saga & Songs serial. Cozy Fantasy. Slice-of-Life. Family. Pack. Begins here. You can suggest a prompt here. To scroll through archived chapters, use the Coop & the Elderbough Trackers tag.

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