Sivinith

The snow leopard came padding to her den, dragging the stiff body of her son with her through the deep snow. Deep down, Sivinith knew Asplen was dead. But a greiving mother offen cannot accept the fact that she has lost a child and will remain with the lifeless body for days on end. So here was the protective, dutiful mother withered down by the shock of death to stand jealous guard of the late Asplen.

Sivinith toted him into the den and curled up next to him. The scent of death filled her nostrils, but the cold had preserved him perfectly. As she lay with her child, the greiving cat's moans and rumbles could be heard ominously echoing in the darkness. It was blood poisening that had ended his life over days ago. After being bitten by a wolverine, the injury slowly began to fester until mortification took the limb, and finally the rest of the body.