Bramblepoint Like A Bear From Slumber

Aliana picked one last blueberry, the bush shuddering slightly as if angry at her for stealing its hard-earned work while a sigh escapes her lips. As tasty and sweet as berries were, they were not really as ...hearty like meat was. And the meat was hard to get...at least the freshly killed variety was… Licking her lips, she got ready to turn away till ...she heard something. Her round ears tilted, focusing on the sound of paws padded through lush grass some several feet northeast of her. Her head rose to cast a careful gaze around her surroundings until she spotted something. It wasn’t a bear, she was sure of that by the size. So it had to be a wolf. Aliana couldn’t see much of them - all she could see was the bits and pieces of a black pelt stalking along only a dozen feet or so away from her.

Ah boy, here we go.

Her mind was reminded of the she-wolf that trespassed on Kaistleoki’s land, stealing their food. Then another black she-wolf that she ran into on their Hunting Ground trying to coerce her into hunting with her on a bet before rudely marking on their land. Lastly, the no-tongue she-wolf who had attacked her for no good reason over a field full of food. It had to be that one she-wolf, the one that had rudely scent marked on Kaistleoki Hunting grounds. Aliana hadn’t seen her for a while and with the wind against her, she couldn’t be too sure if it was her or not. Though she wasn’t too keen on meeting her again. Not now. Not in her position. As a loner, she had no standing, no position….nothing. And she wasn’t in the mood to hear her rub it in her face.

Aliana quietly turned to slip away, only to hear a slightly muffled but still quite audible snap! under one of her large paws. A broken twig under paw. Rookie mistake. She quickly ducked using the bushes and brambles to tuck away most of her mass behind the foliage.

"Damn it..." She looked around to see where she could scoot herself far enough to dash for it.