Jade Fern Grove gold in your eyes, dancing like fire

@Currituck set for the 18th ❤
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She departed her companion's presence with the intention of hunting, assuring @Killian she'd be within howling distance should the boy need her.
Her paws took her east this time, unaware the place was temporarily inhabited. Quick, light steps brought her along one of the streams running through the territory, nose to the ground as she tracked a hare. The trail veered suddenly, sharply to the left, and the wild-furred yearling followed it along the outskirts of the grove.
The wind did not favor her today. Her downwind position left her oblivious to the proximity of the traveling group she'd tried so hard to avoid; only luck ensured her continued ignorance. Somewhere deeper in the grove, a twig snapped. The inkstain paused, ears swiveling towards the sound, and glanced around warily. Her hunt was forgotten for the moment; a deep paranoia had taken her, though she could not know her tension was warranted.