Phoenix Maplewood i hear the horses' thunder

He felt rather than saw her halt, and pulled to a stop himself, eyebrows narrowing with concern. "What--" he began, cocking his head in puzzlement when she went on to explain. . .well, what he had already explained to her. "Uh, yeah, like I explained earlier," he said, a little awkwardly. Had she been paying attention? "Come on, let's go. It can't have gone far."

Looking a bit dubious, Shale continued on, testing the air with each inhale. They should be getting closer. The man had been in pursuit for some minutes when Loir had arrived, and although that gave the deer time to move away, it surely was moving slower than a (somewhat) healthy wolf. With the much fitter Loir on his side, the deer didn't stand a chance.