Firefly Glen shadows will scream that i'm alone

old enough now to be sneaky, arcturus had given @Charon and @Amekaze the slip and had promptly gotten lost. at first he had been delighted by his freedom, and had investigated every bush, twig, and tussock with childlike gusto -- up until he looked up and suddenly, had no idea where he was.

he knew better than to call for his parents -- a fawn might do that, and would find herself fending the fang of predators -- and while arcturus was no fawn, he was young enough that he was easily vulnerable in the wrong company.

enter wrong company: something larger than arcturus had ever seen strolled past him. instinctively the boy shrank from the rolling shadow of the unknown beast, his eyes widened in slight horror. it smelled nothing like anything his parents had ever brought to him, and arcturus found himself flattening his body against the grass, hoping the great creature was either peaceful, or inobservant, and would pass him by.