Sunbeam Lair Paradox in the Escape

Avannon startled awake, her sleep filled senses struggling to Pinpoint the reason for the disturbance. She blinked her eyes and sniffed the air, a gasp leaving her maw as she realized what had started. She jumped to her paws as quietly as possible, and tucked her tail between her hind legs, trying to hide the sickeningly sweet stench that drifted from below. She crept out of the den, knowing if she stayed, everyone would find out and chaos would erupt, her being the center of it. She didnt want to leave the territory, but she knew it might be needed. Climbing up the small slope out of the lair, she breathed in the fresh night air,though the pause was only briefly. She quickly padded away from the den, as noiselessly as possible, blue eyes scanning and searching for a place to hide on the territory, but not near the main part. She whimpered as instincts told her to head back and satisfy the sweet burning sensation, and she almost did she turned her head back toward the lair. There was only one male she would even think about choosing, but he was lost to everyone at the moment and she would not risk another injury this soon. She would let him fight it out, fight the demons. She deeply ached for the male who she didnt even know well, yet felt herself connected to. it was probably one sided anyway, the foolish love of a pup. She focused her mind and quickly resumed her path, keeping her pawsteps as light as possible, as she seeked shelter. A jolt of pain went through her injured leg, and she stumbled, falling over and breaking a stick, and crashing into the undergrowth. Ears flat against her head she got to her paws yet again, holding up her injured leg as she tried to get further away. panic gripped her as she knew she had just made enough noise to scare prey for miles, and to draw attention as well.