The creature with thick blue-black fur cornered her prey, which had lost its footing in a narrow ditch in a deeply forested valley. The night was moonless and cool. The blue-black lupine beast lunged at the deer, brought it down, hard, and made a meal of it. Hours later, under a rosy-hued horizon, RUFINA, her rich black shoulder-length hair and heavenly body matted with dry blood, entered her cabin for a hot shower and slept contentedly til noon.