Firefly Glen too small to see the road

She may not have jumped into action right away, but he did, unknowing that she was giving him the head start. He tore across the open expanse towards the first of the foothills in their predetermined path as streamlined as he could be; his ears slicked back against the dark hood of his head, long, gangly legs reaching as far as they could to cover ground, and of course the traditionally unhinged look of any canine in a full speed run hellbent on going somewhere in a hurry.

He didn’t dare look behind him to see where Meerkat was, not confident enough with the terrain under his feet to chance looking and tripping over something that would cost him dearly. He forgot about Mira in that moment where focus took control, loping up along the incline to try and reach the hilltop ahead of her. Once he got up there, he thought he could really take off on her… maybe reach that incline and fly down the side of it.

Recklessly, of course, as boys were wont to do.