Sunbeam Lair A whisper in the breeze

she felt as if she was searching for a needle in a haystack, there was so much ground to cover in order to rid the place of foxes. these animals were crafty, vicious, and quick. they could easily escape a wolf if given the right circumstances. with her chieftess present, shikoba would withhold from the slaughtering of the vermin. for now, she wanted to only get them out of the near vicinity of the cave. her nose remained close to the ground, poking through bushes and trees and grasses and-

before she could think anymore, the scent finally grew strong around a bush. the bush was very thick, robust as well; it served as the perfect hiding spot for any den for small animals. these foxes were a bit too smart for shikoba's taste. she turned to asterr, signifying with nudge on the bush's leaves that she had found the den. it had to be right beneath her, or at least, somewhere very close to that.

shikoba kept herself low and quiet, slowly inching in to test the waters of the den. were the foxes out? or were they inside and waiting to shoot out of the den? whatever they were planning, shikoba would be ready to rush them. she waited only a bit of time before heading in quickly, beginning to use her paws to dig the foxes out. she could feel her heart begin to race and breathing quicken. she loved for moments like this.