Reaper's Hollow
She gestured at the core with her head.
“Okay,” Cutter agreed, though he sounded a little skeptical. Ru didn’t know why. Birds liked apple cores, didn’t they? The two of them stepped out into the yard and around the corner. The crow still sat in the tree, looking at Ru’s every move. “Here bird, bird, bird, bird, bird!” Cutter called and dropped the core on top of the snowy ground.
The crow watched the apple fall but soon lost interest. Returning its beady stare to Ru, it cawed and then took off flying, slowly. A few feet in front of her, it stopped midair, turned, and cawed again.
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