They were sheltered by the trees.
Long after they began to sleep on the ground, the trees still sheltered them.
The leaves of the trees kept off the rain.
The thick underbrush kept off the cold winds.
When the fire clan moved to a new place, it was always Sharptooth who chose the spot for the fire.
She knew the best sheltered places.
Sometimes she chose a spot near an oak or a birch.
Their tops were well thatched with leaves.
They shed rain almost as well as a roof.
But when the oak and the birch trees dropped their leaves, Sharptooth carried her fire to a fir or a spruce.