Blacktail Deer Plateau tick tock tick tock

Suddenly hearing Yakety Sax in the background of this thread

this was it. she is a goner. a goner in a gopher hole. well, she manages to struggle away, preparing herself for the feeling of teeth in her skin. it is coming, coming —

and then she hears a thud that sounds all too familiar and wheels around, sucking in a breath at the pain of every movement. another hiss, and then: a-ha! ha ha hahhaaha ha! the fox laughs, completely unhinged. the big bad wolf, brought to her knees!

Zelda smirks widely, but knows she only has so much time. she turns again, looking toward the borders. they are so close and yet so far and every single bloody step is agony.

keep going keep going keep going keep

adrenaline fills her veins, her mouth open wide and gasping for air. so close—