Alpine Lake Take it step by step

Her ears perked upright with surprise when he agreed before she nodded firmly and turned to lead the way. She hung back slowly enough that he could sniff out what she should focus on and when be did she smiled. She remembered the squirrel she caught, how fast it had been and how she had been faster. "Scare them toward me and i can run it down, I guarantee it" she said confidently, suddenly alight with excitement and confidence. She could do this now, without reprimand. She could actually hunt, run, get dirty. She looked to him almost in a childlike begging manner and smiled, hoping he would do what she asked.