“Oh.” Briar snorts, losing interest.
“Starved? Yeah, could be. Lots of stuff is hungry right now. Spring is coming and critters wake back up, but it's still cold. Get up too early and the plants freeze, and then you're a goner. It’s pup season for foxes. I like to watch 'em sometimes, if I find them before they smell me. They’ll bring a critter home and teach the pups to tear it up. It’s still milk season though. You won’t see no fox pups for another month off so.”