Stone Circle I smell children

*just-lingering-nearby* Presently, feel free to skip Oryx; she's little more than a shadow.

The sprite was not a guardian- nor did she feel as though she was fit enough to suffice as one, so she had not been patrolling when she caught the stranger's scent, and noticed that it moved through the plains without an escort. She'd intended to search the plains for new blossoms and new herbs she might have missed before- all it took was a good rainfall and a couple days of sunshine to change the floral palette, bringing forth new plants which had previously been little more than shoots. But this...This trail was not something she could ignore, despite the horrible feeling of dread that sank within her chest. Her resolve was boosted when she realized that she was not the only one to have found the trail- West Tyree. 

Posture held low, she followed the scent where it led further into the packlands, and felt herself hoping that perhaps this was simply a friend of West's, and that she would find them together, talking like friends. She heard his voice- and hunkered down amid the tall grasses, approaching more carefully so that she might not disturb them...But there was a rumble of a growl, and it only took seconds for her to realize that Polaris was present- as well as one of the children. She crept forward, snaking through the grasses, and found herself peering through the waltzing stalks of timothy toward West and Polaris, who had confronted the female, barring her from the child. Oryx stood in the female's tracks, but remained at a distance, hoping to remain unseen unless she was needed, silently hoping to bar the trespasser's exit should she turn to run.