Part Nine: A New Mystery
"Hey Ben!" she called from the back cavern of their den system, "C'mere a sec…"
He jogged down to her, "Yeah?"
"Did you have any idea that this was here?" she pointed to a small pictograph on the wall.
It was crude rendition but they knew what exactly it was. A stick figure with a dog head was not hard to decipher. "A Yendalooshi…no I had no idea Julie…"
"Aren't those things usually Navajo?"
"Yeah, but it's too far out of the usual range; way too far…"
"You don't think…?"
"We would have had some reports…"
"But what if…?"
"We're the only pack around here." He smiled, "There's no other pack. Just don't worry…"
And he left, leaving her staring at the carving.
"I hope you're right, Ben, I hope you're right.
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