OOC: ©table code and image to jacoby: Whee, ramble. Sorry about this, I've been fighting getting a reply up so it's gonna sound funny/rambly.
Word count: 321. Worth 2 points SSWM
Hanna stood on the borders for the second time in a short time, the little sling across her chest, the reins of the bridle she had crafted clutched in one hand, the other set uneasily at her side. She was worried with what she had found at the border. For one thing, Cercelee's scent was surprisingly scant compared with Haku. She supposed he just got around more than she did, with her being the leader and him only the sub-leader, but still. She would not have expected it to this extent.
The other thing that almost disturbed her was her proximity to a large metal thing with sharp teeth. She was not sure what it was, but it looked lethal. Was this idea such a good one after all? What if Désirée stumbled into one of these traps? She could be maimed or killed very easily, because Hanna had the vague idea that they were unforgiving things that would not let go of her child's tender flesh. Dropping the reins to which the horse responded by moving a short distance `away and grazing, Hanna wandered inside the borders a short way, finding a thick stick that would allow her to spring the trap and render it useless. She hoped that was the case, anyway.
Grasping the stick firmly, she touched it to the middle of the trap. She was shocked and amazed by the power of the jaws as they clamped around the stick, wrenching it out of her hands. She backed away, retreating across the borders, hugging Desi closer to her body as though to make her part of her mother to keep her safer. Clicking to Gali, Hanna moved a few feet down the border line, then lifted her nose and howled for a leader. She then sat and pulled the little blue merle marked puppy from her sling, cuddling her and then beginning to nurse her.
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