Cricket Creek Bog superficial

Having seen no sign of the lost Blackfeather child, Niamh had decided to rove a bit further from where she'd left the mother behind. She was looking for a white pup with dark feet, and she vaguely remembered being told that he had green eyes as well. He was a Blackfeather- and while she wasn't sure what she'd do with him if she found him, she figured at least he'd be valuable. Maybe, then, they might be able to work out a trade and finally get to exact vengeance on Screech- if he was still alive- or Maegi. 

She heard Towhee's loud, commanding howl, and her ears perked. She wondered, then, if she'd done the right thing by simply warning the dark female about being in this area...What would Towhee think if she knew that Niamh hadn't attacked the Blackfeather female on sight? Aggression wasn't a Firebird value, even though Niamh still harboured a great deal of it. She shook her head. The least she could do was find the missing child, and then report to Elwood or Towhee with the kid, to see what should be done. She wondered, then, if Towhee hadn't crossed paths with Moonshadow herself- or if she'd found the child that was missing. 

She heard the snapping of twigs underfoot and she tensed, hunkering down so that she could hide for a moment and wait for whoever it was to pass into her line of vision. It was a pup- not the one that Moonshadow had spoken about, but a child nonetheless- and it smelled of Blackfeather. It was joined by another, and Niamh rolled her eyes. There- there were two of them, but still not the one that Moonshadow was searching for. The boy seemed more nervous, and more aware of what was going on, and Niamh- having heard Towhee's warning- paused for a moment, trying to suss out what she should do. In the end, she knew that these kids belonged to the Blackfeather woman, and that they needed to get out of here. 

"Yes, you are. And I wouldn't suggest running- you're cornered." She said as she emerged from the darkness. There was no way she could call out for Moonshadow without alerting the others (save for Towhee, who wouldn't hear her) as to where she was, and she wasn't entirely sure she wanted to bring that much drama into her life. "Best stay here until you're found." She said. Heaving a sigh, she knew she'd have to report; to save her breath would be to invite skepticism later. She called out, alerting all in the area to the fact that she'd found the children- including both @Towhee and @Moonshadow.