Northstar Vale take control

OOC: She cared little for the reason that brought another so deep within their borders, nor did she care about what she might find at the end of the trail. What mattered was that her investigation not end with a dead trail at its end, and thus she was swift and careful in her pursuit. Xi’nuata was not a creature to assume in circumstances she was not familiar, only make an informed conclusion by the facts and experiences gathered over her seasons. She knew this was an intrusion, blatant and without care. The why did not matter… only that it had been done on her watch. And it was not acceptable. Retracing the known paths that led into the woodlands, she used what she knew to carry her deeper, silently and purposefully. Due to her diligence in following Njal’s instruction she had done well to shed a good amount of her extra weight, allowing for an easier and mostly quiet run through the woods. And Raheerah had too aided with her balance. Their lessons kept at the forefront of her mind as she shifted her body according to the abrupt changes of the ground. She was far from perfect, but she progressed more towards the image of her role than when she had initially began. And she would prove it this day. Her ears swiveled forward to the rustle of turned earth, made louder by the stillness that hung in the air. Upon first glance, there were only the few mounds of white that dotted the ground. Snow dirtied by fallen leaf and dead twigs hanging at lethargic angles. But there was a pale spot more ‘living’ than idle, as seen by the healthy rolling folds of the shoulders. The body- no, her body was tense even as she pushed into the earth of their cache. No meat but precious herbs that were gathered by the clerics. And she would be damned to see them damaged by a thief. Xi’nuata gave no warning save for the pound of her paws on the earth as she advanced. Her laid ears back and eyes narrowed with her head lowered and shoulders forward, she charged for the tail end of the female aiming to ram her with her shoulder away from the cache.