i got my mind made up and i can't let go.

(lol now I learned too! Knowledge is power!)

Koda politely declined her offer, doing so in a manner far more gracious than Finley ever could have mustered. She considered calling him a dick--jokingly of course--but he was just so well-mannered that it felt just plain wrong. "Suit yourself," she said in the end, "But if you decide you'd like somewhere to rest your paws while you gather up your followers, just come on by."

It wasn't long before the male stopped them and pointed out the tracks left behind by the deer he had scented before. He spoke of the footprints, proving himself to be far more knowledge and attentive than Fin had ever been when hunting. She made a mental note to remember this little pointer and to bust it out one day in front of Peregrine and really blow his mind. But for now, she nodded along as he spoke as though she had known all about this tidbit all along.

Fin followed as he led her into the woods, her own nose to the ground to explore for any hints from the wilderness as to where their prey had gone. She walked a few yards forward before she stopped and lifted her head, ears swiveling to take in a faint sound that she suspected might be their lunch. "Hey, you hear that?" she whispered to her companion, her eyes trained to the West as she pinpointed the noise to that direction. "That sound deer-like to you?"

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