It had been a lucky find especially since it didn't seem to be that old. She of course was well versed in scavenging having done it when she'd first come to the lore. Not to mention the time that she'd been on her own after Craw’s “death”. It was how she'd survived when she hadn't been able to find anything else to eat. She was not above it and felt that what she found would be perfect for the pack. Besides, she hadn't had to expel the energy to catch it and now could use it to catch something else.

A smile crossed her tan features as they finally came upon it. She knew that it was a deer that had fallen from some accident or illness as she could smell the scent of deer under the scent if death that always accompanied scavenged meat.

“It's a deer,” she answered simply, “Just over there under the tree.” her head turned to look at him when he spoke of never thinking to scavenge for the pack. “You can't be too choosy about where your meals come from especially with a growing pack or in winter. With Lenae and Piety soon to be out of commission it doesn't leave us too many wolves to have out hunting. Some will have to stay behind to protect the mother's and pups,” she explained as she moved toward the carcass to investigate it. “This of course won't last as long as a fresh kill but with the way the mothers are eating I don't think that will be a problem.”

She had yet to really inspect the find to see if all of the meat was still good but she imagined a good portion of it was. If not she was sure that it would smell worse. She only stopped for moment to give Daes an explanation to his question before she moved toward the carcass.

Carefully she sniffed each part looking for any that might not be safe to take back to the pack. She had enough experience to know what was good and what wasn't. That seemed to be a question on the young wolf's mind as he asked about just such a thing.

“First you have to make sure the meat doesn't smell rotten, you will know the scent of rotten meat when you smell it,” she assured, “If something seems off about it then you probably want to leave it.” She couldn't think of any particular instances where she'd left scavenged meat because she didn't think it was safe to eat. “Just use your senses and trust your instincts. They will tell you if it's safe.” It was the best advice she could give the young wolf.

After explaining a few things to the youth Cheedo had set about making sure the deer was safe to eat. She wouldn't be bringing bad meat back to the tarn for the pregnant wolves or anyone else for that matter. She then stepped back and allowed Daes to have his chance to check the carcass so he would know what to do in the future.

Cheedo had determined that the deer was in fact safe and probably would be for a little while longer. It was a good find that would feed the pack for a few days at least. Her head turned to look at Daes as he spoke asking about dragging it back. “If you think you can handle it and I can help.” She told though expected he would want to which was better since they wouldn't have to get pack members and waste time.