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Fox nodded, understanding his reasoning. She, too, wanted to get far away from any potential conflict. The last thing they needed was to be crowded when they were only just beginning to establish themselves. Fox did not want to end up on the side of conflict that The Sunspire had been on. Peregrine sped off, and Lasher quickly followed. Instead of racing after them, Fox picked up a more leisurely canter as she watched the two speed off from her sight. She grinned a toothy grin, glad to see that Lasher did not seem terribly perturbed by their previous encounter. Either that, or he was simply ignoring that particular incident for the sake of Peregrine.

With Peregrine and Lasher up ahead, Fox continued along her merry way, following their scent trails with ease on the floor of the conifer forest. But when a grumbling voice behind her alerted her to the presence of somebody else, Fox stalled, coming to a gradual stop. Whoever had made the noise was nowhere to be seen, and she sniffed the air expectantly. Nothing on the wind, either. Feeling somewhat uneasy, she turned and once again loped in the direction of her two traveling companions.

Three strides into it, however, there was a louder, unmistakable sound of a bear's roar. And it was so close that she knew the beast couldn't be far behind. That was all it took for the fiery girl to increase her speed to its maximum capacity, speeding along like a beeline. "Peregrine!" she called out between breaths, panic clear in her voice. The bear was hot on her heels.