Redhawk Caldera freedom & freedom

The sounds of the bush rustling stilled, and all was quiet for a moment. Rue chanced a peek out from behind the tree. ..Where was Spyhra?

A heaviness landed upon her tail, and Rue started with an audible yip of surprise. She whirled around. She was equal parts acutely embarrassed and ridiculously proud of the child for managing to sneak up on her, particularly when Rue had been so keen on surprising the child herself. 

Rue growled and snapped lightly at the air beside Sphyra's ear, hoping to tempt her into another pounce, or perhaps a little tussle. "What a disrespectful child you are, startling your Auntie Rue like that," Rue noted, with so much affection in her voice that the chiding actually came across sounding more like praise.