Wilde scowls, though it seems directed at the approaching storm, not Emery.
"This high up, it's not unusual," he sets the dirty dishes in the basin, before gathering up his coat. "Make yourself comfortable - I need to make sure the yearlings got inside safely."
The older animals knew to take shelter - but there was always the stubborn goat or two, still getting a feel for their limits, who think they can brave a blizzard. Wilde steps out just as the snow begins to fall.
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He returns nearly two hours later, his coat thick with snow and carrying a shivering young goat under his arm. He doesn't look much better off, his tan complexion a worrying grey and trying to hide the chatter in his teeth. He clearly didn't expect to be out so long.
"Lonnie managed to wedge herself between two rocks, little fool," he said by way of explanation. He set Lonnie down by Gerta who gave the poor, shivering creature a sniff before snuggling her warm, bristly bulk up to her.
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"This high up, it's not unusual," he sets the dirty dishes in the basin, before gathering up his coat. "Make yourself comfortable - I need to make sure the yearlings got inside safely."
The older animals knew to take shelter - but there was always the stubborn goat or two, still getting a feel for their limits, who think they can brave a blizzard. Wilde steps out just as the snow begins to fall.
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He returns nearly two hours later, his coat thick with snow and carrying a shivering young goat under his arm. He doesn't look much better off, his tan complexion a worrying grey and trying to hide the chatter in his teeth. He clearly didn't expect to be out so long.
"Lonnie managed to wedge herself between two rocks, little fool," he said by way of explanation. He set Lonnie down by Gerta who gave the poor, shivering creature a sniff before snuggling her warm, bristly bulk up to her.