All welcome, but no one mean; I don't want her beaten up any more than she is right now. xD
Vesper had come down from the grassy knolls to try her luck at the thin peninsulas named Beast’s Grin.
The lithe beast was not grinning, however. She limped down the hills toward the rocks and sand, frowning and doing her best to ignore the feel of the cordgrass tickling at her scabs. She was still a sore sight after meeting with the dusky coyote mutt, bite marks scattered throughout her tousled tawny pelt in addition to a slightly older gash on her hind leg. It was acting up for the first time in a while, causing her to wince as she walked.
She wanted to go on, however. She had not explored the southwestern part of Nova Scotia yet, and since journeying back through the great forest of Ethereal Eclipse, she was hungry. She knew that she could still catch a rabbit despite her injuries, but not if her leg wasn’t cooperating with her. Catching some crabs and other animals captured amongst the rocks for low tide would be simpler, and she hadn’t dined on seafood in a while.
The tawny coywolf sighed as she finally made it amongst the rocks and sand, sniffing for something to eat. Her lips tasted of salt when she licked them, and the wind burned against a wound that had reopened since her journey through the grassy hills, but she ignored the sensations in favor of finding a meal. She finally cornered a crab up against some rocks, managing to grab it by the pincer before it could burrow into the sand. She quickly struck it back down against the rock and broke into it, eating quickly while keeping her ears turned for danger.
A storm was soon coming, a rare display of dark clouds rolling in during the autumn. The grey mass was a harrowing sight as it brewed over the ocean, but she knew she would be safe if she ate quickly and returned to the forest to find shelter. Her exploration of the Western Tangles would have to come when it was safer to travel out in the open.
She lunged after a few other crustaceans, grabbing one out of three, and was sniffing at the carcass of a washed-up fish when she thought she heard something else moving amongst the rocks.
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