Sun Mote Copse There's no peace in quiet

She could hope that no one had seen it, but of course, Fig's interruption dashed that dream.  She took a step back and kept her features neutral despite the sting in her shoulder from the scrape.  Fortunately it wasn't long before it faded enough to ignore.

Yeah, caught the smell from back here, so figured I'd give it a head start.  She responded, though she knew he'd know it was a lie.  Her voice didn't hold any annoyance, though, just a casual calm.  She didn't mind all that much when it was Fig who saw... he never called her out on it.  He let her pretend.

You don't know where your favorite sister could find something better, do you? She asked.  She'd started the hunt as something to distract herself, but now that she'd missed, she found she actually was hungry.  For food and... kinda for company.