Phoenix Maplewood Rain or shine, snow or sleet.

She would have hiked for hours before realizing Saena was right fucking behind her, nose full of the scent of the freshly killed pheasant and the rest of her attentively zero-ed in on her task. As fate would have it, the subtle change in Saena's scent was enough to make Tavi pause; she lessened her determined pace, and even placed the bird down at her feet to take a proper whiff of the air. The sweet scent wasn't off-putting, but it was different. Tavi scrutinized that smell, realizing it was getting stronger over time -- and then Saena was right there, coming up from behind a big old tree.

There you are! The girl proclaimed, a bit exasperated by her own silliness. I was bringing you this - hastily, Tavi grabbed at the pheasant. She forgot that one of her paws was pinning it down (a habit she'd gotten in to while hanging with Ukko) and so the head of the bird was peeled cleanly away from the body. For a second it hung from her jaw by a flap of skin. Oh. Oopth. Bleh. Down it went again. Fresh blood seeped out of the body and spread about the soil. With a pitiful look down at it, Tavi tried to find the bright side.

I ran in to your sister. She says hello... And this is for you, from her. Sort of. Hopefully it wasn't ruined.