Let's play a game

"Forever is too long for such a small win," Pump voiced her opinion, completely oblivious to the fact that there might have been a double-meaning to Gavriil's words. She leaned down to have a peek at the hole, where the tiny creature was still hiding, apparently having decided to wait out. Pump whimpered and pawed at the rocks again, then sighed and decided to give up. Not all mice were meant to be eaten and this one had escaped it's doom because of her mercy and impatience.

"Let's go and find something else," she told Gavriil and beckoned him to follow her away from the piles of rocks and into the forest. "We will have a big hunt soon," Pump spoke, "there is a herd of deer having settled not far from here."