Chimera Fields The Days of Long Shadows

She was not yet aware that someone else was there in the field with her. She was too engrossed in picking apart the scents of each individual. From what she could tell, all four of the deer were healthy. Pursuing them in a chase would be a wasted effort.

As if reading her thoughts, the mature buck lifted his head. Dark eyes locking onto hers. Branching, pointed antlers glinting from the sheen of melted frost picked up from the earth. He huffed at her, stating what they both already knew.

Elentari had no reply. Simply watched as they moved on, steadily away from her. Unhurried in seeing that she was of no cause for alarm. As she glanced for another, easier option, a dark shape caught her eye.