Larksong Grotto XLVIII

rolled for success in finding a bird, fail! sunrise does find something else tho! (apologies i like doin hunt stuff randomly <3) 

the encouragement she receives from her father causes sunrise to now come to turn on her heel to investigate. what felt strange about the noises is that sunrise assumed most birds remained in the sky. what reason did they have to linger on the ground when the creator gave them wings?

and perhaps her suspicions are reasonable because instead of a hurried flapping noise of an escaping bird, there comes the sound of a small mammalian growl. peering through the leaves for just a second, a juvenile fox stands over his own catch and does not seem afraid of the girl. perhaps if he was wiser, he would have leapt at the chance to flee.

two growing children look at each other, and there is an undeniable tension held within the air. but when sunrise roars and comes to snap her teeth at the bush, the fox sees his demise and now comes to scuttle out to the side, dashing wildly in hopes of a successful escape. and with him, a few birds grow spooked and fly away from the trees above.