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Shuule got her wish. Aries stayed hidden in the treehouse for three days, only venturing out at night to forage for food within the clearing and wash up by the waterhole. The plant eaters did not wander during the nighttime, he felt better prepared to ward off a threat. Any threat would have been rogue, however, as Set had slid into the fields and warned them in no uncertain terms that his mate had given him permission to defend their property by any means necessary. The snake wasn't about to defend Aries' honor, or even speak a breath of it, but he had no problems letting anyone know they were not to step a toe or hoof into their clearing.