Just because humans have distanced ourselves from our barbaric past doesn't mean the things we were trying to appease no longer require blood and bones. We see it in roadkill, in birds flying into windows, in cats running across busy roads and dogs going missing.
They haven't forgotten like us and while they may have joined us in our steel and concrete barriers, they know better than to ignore what is so much more than they will ever be. Their bodies are enough to tide the greater things over but not nearly enough to keep them satisfied.
If you are particularly unlucky you might wander into a sacrificial spot, one where the ground seems to be littered with tiny bones and scraps of fur. It could be mistaken for the lair of some carnivorous animal rather than a necessary evil that keeps us all just that little bit safer.
They haven't forgotten like us and while they may have joined us in our steel and concrete barriers, they know better than to ignore what is so much more than they will ever be. Their bodies are enough to tide the greater things over but not nearly enough to keep them satisfied.
If you are particularly unlucky you might wander into a sacrificial spot, one where the ground seems to be littered with tiny bones and scraps of fur. It could be mistaken for the lair of some carnivorous animal rather than a necessary evil that keeps us all just that little bit safer.
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