Crow listed to Francis' speech from a sycamore tree right in the town square. Vole listened from just below that same tree. Neither had ever heard of a Crusade before, but it sounded rather ugly. It was hard for the critters to imaging a species attacking and killing members of the same species. But then Hu-mans were always doing crazy things, like hunting for sport.
Crow could not help cawing approval when Francis finished his plea. The Hu-mans did not even notice his outburst as they were too busy murmuring among themselves. Vole headed back to the critters waiting on the edge of the woods by way of a series of his relatives' tunnels. Crow stayed on to hear whatever might ensue. Crow was not disappointed. What happened next was shocking but not surprising.
(to be continued)
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