"Are you sure you don''t want us to shit on him? It really sounds like he deserves the good carpet bomb or two," a crow had insisted. "One word, ONE WORD, miss, and we''ll bury him so deep in a shit heap that grass will grow on that hill before he''s able to climb out of it."


    wanted to believe she''d have listened to Grace''s advice otherwise. And, maybe, even if nothing developed with him beyond friendship, her and Levi could have at least been friends.


    "Listen, listen, miss, we know you want more friends, but a bobcat is all terror and wrath. They don''t even play nice with each other. I''d sooner cuddle a rattlesnake than mess with a bobcat."


    "Yeah, yeah. How about we find some coyotes, miss? Us corvids and canines got history, you know." Another crow had added.


    "Ay, that ain''t a bad idea, that. Can''t trust them if they haven''t had a good meal in a few days, but they ain''t bad fellows."


    writing them down?" Levi joked.


    he''s the best around here for boxing, by the way...he''ll at least give you some pointers and some exercises to use.