Blacktail Deer Plateau Finding Bambi

the trees were beginning to feel like home. Dawn had wandered through the territory enough now that she had a fairly accurate knowledge of where everything lay, but she still had the potential to be surprised. the howl sounded, and knowing the challenge that had been set, the girl wasted no time in approaching. however, she had become distracted by the sight of a small, sheltered pool she had not seen before, and, intending to make a quick detour, investigated. 

her nostrils flared, the scent of water and earth, small animals, and rotting things tinted with the elusive scent she had been on alert for, ever since her father had announced the elusive animals. deer. the scent here lingered, not exactly fresh, and yet, hardly old. fractured sunlight lit the little glade with a gloomy cast, and what might be hoof-prints by the water's edge, or simple shadows, caught her eye. confident she had found something, her gaze cast over the pool once more before she tilted back her muzzle and called for whoever had delivered the first summoning, her father, and any other in the area. as the last notes of her call faded into silence, she moved towards to pool, intending to locate the elusive scent and discover if, perhaps, it was trackable.