Sun Mote Copse Boombastic

Penn was no longer a fat, awkward puppy and had all the vigour and ambitions of a young wolf. Wraen knew that she was going to regret her wasting energy like this later, but now she took it as a practice in chasing criminals. It would not be pointless running around, when a true thief had to be caught, pinned down and his or hers coat thinned considerably.

But providence put a tree in Penn's way, there was a - wham! - and a moment later Wraen had caught up with him. She fought hard against the urge to laugh (but she would be in hysterics, when alone), whisked the deer-hide away from the boy and only then returned, sniffed him over and pulled gently at one of his ears, in an attempt to wake him up. "Hey, you okay?" she asked.