Phoenix Maplewood Necrodancer

Woot!

The day had thus far been pleasant to the prince. Having nothing on his agenda, Taikon had decided that the best thing to do on a day like this was avoid others and find a decent spot to hunt rabbits and sunbathe. To do this, he headed toward the forest, knowing that the delightful clearings within would give him both better hunting cover and prime bathing areas. The oxygen from the trees let his breath feel free as he moved.
Taikon had tried over the last half hour unsuccessfully to catch rabbits in the undergrowth of the wood. They were faster than his lazy self was feeling, and so he had taken to merely chasing the beasts for fun like a pup. With no one watching, he felt relaxed doing so, and relished in this chance to let go.
After growing bored of this, he continued, and then stopped at something most peculiar.
A creature that he immediately assumed was a pup had its head stuck in a bush. Taikon realized at once that it must be a Whitebark Stream pup that he was unfamiliar with, perhaps one of Juniper's siblings. He could see nothing of the animal other than its rump as he walked closer. Excuse me, he waited for a moment, what do you think you're doing? The air was so thick with berry juice, he couldn't tell that this was not a wolf at all.
As the white wolf grew closer, he noticed something odd about the animal that he couldn't quite place. Something...dangerous?