Miki thought too much of him for that; and if it had come to a final test, and Neewa had thought that Miki would not return, he would undoubtedly have followed him.
It was another and a more potent thing than an ordinary quarrel that placed the first great barrier between them.

Now it happened that Miki was of the breed which preferred its meat fresh, while Neewa liked his "well hung." And from the fourth day onward, what was left of Ahtik's carcass was ripening.

On the fifth day Miki found the flesh difficult to eat; on the sixth, impossible.

To Neewa it became increasingly delectable as the flavour grew and the perfume thickened.

On the sixth day, in sheer delight, he rolled in it.