Toller and the wounded yellowbuck

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Toller shook her head. One of the yellowbucks was limping, and badly. He was the one that Whipcoil had set to the selkie-blood, and if he went down the selkie-blood might stop out of pure contrariness. She had to have him checked, by someone who at least half knew what they were doing, before it was too late. If it could be fixed and left to heal, it would be best to do now, instead of the morning. That way the yellowbuck might at least get a night's rest to recover, instead of having to tramp on bad feet in the morning.

( She trotted back to where Magpie was pushing in the stolen livestock for the night )