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As night fell, the animals gathered around a small fire. They divided the apples into tiny slivers. Even Fox shared a piece of dried meat. Lala watched from the edge of the darkness, her stomach aching.

“That’s true,” Lala said. “But I can dig. I’m fast. I can sneak into Fox’s territory and see where the old badger set snares—he’s gone now. There might be forgotten caches.”

“I am,” whispered Lala.

Lala took a shaky breath. “I… I want to help.”

“We must share what little we have,” said Badger, holding out three shriveled apples. lala wicked weasel

Lala lay in the dust, cold and ashamed. For the first time, she realized: Being wicked hadn’t made her powerful. It had made her alone.

“No,” said Lala. “I’m the same weasel. But I learned that ‘wicked’ is just speed without kindness. And speed without kindness runs in circles—fast, but going nowhere.” As night fell, the animals gathered around a small fire

Mole squinted. “We have a saying: ‘A weasel’s sharpness can cut a path or cut herself.’ Tonight, which is it?”