Meadowlark Prairie Swear to shake it up

hope you don't mind me snagging this older thread!

She wasn't following Hymnal, per se, but noticed the shadow leave the bounds of the caldera on her own patrols. She kept her distance, moving at an angle and watching the girl from the corner of her eye. If there were danger, Lilitu could leap in at a moment's notice.

But the plains were quiet, and—

Oh GOD, OH MY GOD! she shrieked, having inadvertently stepped into a hole and onto something squishy; withdrawing her paw to see a whole goddamn SNAKE shoot out at her. She fled quickly, teeth gritted, looking wildly behind her to see if the reptile was in pursuit.

And ugh, great. She was within shouting distance of Hymnal and had no doubt gotten the girl's attention, and now they were no more than a few paces away from each other. Excellent.