Grouse Thicket geimbreika

for @Ensio! <3

she left the summit behind. heda was not sure where she was headed, and so she did not choose. she let the trail of an elk lead her. the animal was far too large for her to take, but the young wolf trailed it all the same. but as always birds caught her interest. 
the girl followed a flock of sparrows and then the tailfeathers of a pheasant. she watched a hawk swoop down upon a fieldmouse.
the haunting scream of a loon cut through the misty afternoon. heda stopped in her tracks, looking left toward tangled brush, a creek running off left somewhere.
she was incredibly alone, and it suddenly dawned on her.