Living creatures with their own ways of both living and getting by. I prefer to have them as friends when and where I can. Some are food, but I haven't had to hunt for myself since...

[ Since she was a kid, but that's a bit personal in her mind. She doesn't want to open the door for a conversation that extends that far into her past. She curbs her answer. ]

It's been a long time. Even then, I minded myself.