Cricket Creek Bog superficial

The boy defended his sister, but this merely caused Niamh to chuff, huffing her breath somewhat haughtily. There was no way he could protect his sister from an adult, not at that age. He was lucky she'd found him, and not some more sinister creature. She stayed silent when they faced her, waiting for someone to show up. If Towhee showed up, or another Firebird, she'd have to explain that she was simply guarding them until they moved out and cleared out of their area of the wilderness. It was fortunate for all involved, then, when Moonshadow showed up to wrangle her two kids. She obviously hadn't found the one she'd been looking for, and Niamh wasn't surprised. As far as she could tell, this lady couldn't keep track of her kids, and had left two alone in search of one. 

She ushered her children to leave and Niamh nodded, her expression still stony and cold. She nodded deftly. "Get out of this area completely- go back East of the mountains if you want to be safe. And don't come back. I shouldn't even be giving you a free pass right now..." She said, trailing off. How would she explain herself if anyone asked? She'd simply have to tell them that it was a matter of a mother looking for her kids, nothing more. She could only hope that Moonshadow wasn't actually a spy. Then again- what kind of spy would endanger her own kids to accomplish a mission? She turned to leave, but before she did, she gave Moonshadow and her kids one last warning. "If I catch you in these parts again..." She said, her voice trailing into a growl. She didn't need to spell it out- not in front of children- but the threat was clear enough. She curled her tail over her back indignantly, and huffed once more before she turned and trotted off.