Haunted Wood Out like a light

the commotion near their border prompted famine to investigate. he waddled toward the noise and hid behind a bush to watch, discreetly examining the unfolding scene. there were things he'd never seen before, two of them, paired against his friends. what was happening?

the child quietly wandered from his hiding place, then confidently ran barking between santiago's legs. three against two gave their team better chances, right? famine didn't yet have the critical thinking skills to understand that a pup being mixed in likely would have lowered their chances of success.