Jade Fern Grove Sitting flat on your bum doesn't buy any bread.

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When Esma managed to follow someone unnoticed, she liked to imagine herself being invisible. It was a comfortable state to be in and if she had this superpower, she knew she would dare to explore the lands far and beyond. The world did not scare her so much as the other living creatures inhabiting it. Most of her encounters with other people were associated with extreme anxiety, rooting from fear of not knowing, what to do or being asked questions that would reveal her own ignorance. While Esma did not hold her intelligence in high regard, she did not want to embarrass her mom by the rest of the world finding out that her daughter was not smart. 

In this particular case - the man, who was carrying his heavy prey, was making a lot of noise and she could remain unnoticed for a lot longer than usual. She had even dared to close the distance between them to find out, how good her stealth was, when he suddenly stopped, turned, dropped the groundhog and talked to her. Esma froze in her tracks, staring at the man like deer in headlights. Her mind frantically tried to decide, what to do. "Uh..." she started and plopped down. "Esma?" that had been the first thing he had asked. And the second: "Food." She could feel her proud ancestors rotating in their graves now.