&...&&..&& ..&&&.....
..&......& &..&..&&&.
&...&&&&.. .......&..
..&..&&..& &&&&&&....
&......... &&&&&..&&&
..&&&&&&&. .. ferrets .&&&....&&
...&&&&&.. ..&..&&...
&&..&&&..& ...,,,~===%£££&¶¶¶@##@¶¶¶&£££%===~,,,... &.......&&
&....&.... ..&&&&&..&
..&&...&&& you see something move in the corner of ...&&&....
&....&..&& your eye - probably one of these. &&..&..&&&
..&&.....& &.......&&
.....&&&.. backbone animals. ..&&&&&...
&&&&..&... cat-snakes, or so called. &..&&&..&&
&&&.....&& comes in different flavours. ....&....&
&&..&&&..& .&&...&&..
.....&.... ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the mink ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ....&.....
&&&&...&&& , , .&&...&&&&
&&&..&..&& , minks, also called the snow ferrets, , ....&..&&&
&&.......& . make up the "wandering food supply" . .&&.....&&
&..&&&&&.. . used by the shamans and underlings . ....&&&..&
....&&&..& of kirugu vargir. when called upon, &&&..&....
&&&..&.... they present themselves, and can be &&.....&&&
&&.....&&& caught. ...&&&..&&
&..&&&..&& &&..&....&
....&..... ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the marten ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ......&&..
&&&...&&&& , , &&&&&....&
&&..&..&&& , the marten is the sneakier one here, , &&&&..&&..
........&& . often used for spying, or stealing. . &&&.......
&&&&&&&..& . in the older tales about vidmi, . .&..&&&&&&
&&&&&&.... these are probs the ferrets that she .....&&&&&
&&&&&..&&& was said to control. this connection .&&&..&&&&
&&&&....&& might explain why many denizens have ..&....&&&
&&&..&&..& this as their main "pet" god. ....&&..&&
&&........ &&&......&
&..&&&&&&. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the ermine ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, &&..&&&&..
....&&&&.. , , &....&&...
&&&..&&..& , the lusher one in the family is the , ..&&....&&
&&........ . ermine. used as bedwarmers, or . &....&&..&
&..&&&&&&. . harvested for their beautiful fur, . ..&&......
....&&&&.. the white coat, very pretty, &....&&&&.
&&&..&&..& although rare. ..&&..&&..
.&........ &.........
...&&&&&&& ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the mewn ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ..&&&&&&&&
.&..&&&&&& , , ...&&&&&&.
.....&&&&. . one of the most notable in kirugu . &&..&&&&..
&&&&..&&.. . lore, the otter ferret? it goes in . .....&&..&
&&&......& rivers. there are a lot of ferrets, &&&&......
.&..&&&&.. but for some reason, this otter one &&&..&&&&.
.....&&... is hardly ever seen. it might be &&....&&..
&&&&....&& that it is unbound...? &..&&....&
&&&..&&..& locals use it for sport fishing. ......&&..
.&........ &&&&&.....
...&&&&&&& ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the husky ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, .&&&..&&&&
.&..&&&&&& , , ..&....&&.
.....&&&&. . the husky may seem like a dog, but . &...&&....
&&&&..&&.. . it is actually a kind of ferret. . ..&....&&&
&&&....... this makes it the largest of the ....&&..&&
&&..&&&&&& phylum, and it's the most recently &&&......&
&....&&&&& evolved as well, bred for use as a &&..&&&&..
..&&..&&&& predator. it's made more dangerous &....&&...
&......&&& by the fact that it's almost ..&&....&&
..&&&&..&& completely unknown to biologists. .....&&..&
...&&..... &&&&......
&&....&&&& .&&..&&&&&
&..&&..&&. ......&&&&
.......... &&&&&..&&&
.&&&&&&&&. &&&&....&.