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"It should be around here." Teagan pursed her lips as she crawled through the tall grass. She knew she had seen something fall to the ground, but she had only gotten a glimpse enough to catch her interest. The tall trees overhead were thin enough that plenty of light still shown through the branches, but she couldn't see anything that might have dropped whatever that had been. Maybe something had fallen rather than dropped then? She stood up and scratched her head impatiently to make sure she was still in the right area. "Nothing... You find anything, Branna?"

Teagan snorted and waved her hand dismissively. "Sure we are! You know how the town is anyway. I bet it's just some loatoa or poscuta scratching around." Bunch of ninnies in this area, they were! Even if Teagan and her family was just passing through and had only been there two days, she could certainly tell what the villagers were like!

"Ah-ha!" She hurried forward to a spot where the grass was wiggling strangely. There on the ground was a chubby grub type of creature desperately trying to get back to the comfort of the tree it had come from. It looked like a deep gouge had been taken out of its side. "What the blazes is that?"

Unnoticed in the branches above, a seriffin hopped along the branches with its eyes intently locked on the virma below, aka 'dinner,' and the earthling approaching it.

"Well, we can't just leave it like that." Teagan wrinkled her nose as she reached for the dagger that she kept in her sock. Her fingers only brushed the hilt when she was suddenly yanked back. "Hrck! Branna, what-?" She looked up where her brother was eyeing and gapped. "Whoa!" She took a step closer again as the bird dropped to a lower branch and glared at them. "What're you?" She got another angry squawk in reply which made her laugh. "Are you the one botherin' people? Sure are crabby enough." She spun with a grin to face Branna. "We can catch it when it comes down for that grub!"

Teagan cocked her head. "It could be a baby kinfa?" she offered with a smirk. "Yeah, somethin' like serfin or sarfin? Aunt Tali would know for sure." While she hadn't been fond of cleaning the stables, it had certainly been interesting to see the different animals occasionally within. She had seen all sorts of creatures thanks to the sanctuary, and now the trips with her family.

She glanced over her shoulder and gave Branna a contemplative pout. "It's just a bird, an' not even that big. I bet jumpin' on it would be enough. Didn't ya bring rope or somethin'?" She grinned and pointed at his neck. "Could use your scarf."

Teagan glared and stuck out her tongue before she held out her hand. "Serrifin. Close enough. Now come on, it's just a scarf." At least she had the decency to look somewhat apologetic when her blunder was pointed out. "I did bring rope. Just.. not here. Like I said, I figured it'd be nothin'." She scooped up the scarf and wrapped the ends around her hands. "I promise, a new one if this one gets ruined. Now hush."

She nudged Branna back a few steps and knelt down to be less obvious to the serrifin. The avian clicked its beak a few times before it decided it was safe to go grab its meal. The moment it touched the ground, Teagan leaped forward from her crouch.

There was a grand tussle of feathers and limbs. At nearly half Teagan's size, the serrifin put up an admirable fight. When the dust cleared though, Teagan stood victorious with Branna's scarf pinning the avian's wings and beak. It continued to dig its claws into the ground to get away, but there was little else it could do now. Despite the scratches on her arms and one that oozed on her cheek, she looked quite pleased with herself. "I got it! Feisty little bugger, eh?"

One hand rose to touch the scratches as though only Branna's comment made her aware they were even there. She winced slightly and then chuckled. "Yeah. Guess it did get me a little bit."

Now what? Teagan panted softly and looked down at the creature. While her main concern was proving herself and collecting the reward, she didn't want the animal to actually be killed off if it wasn't an outright threat. The serrifin could be dangerous, but they could be managed. "Well, I beat it. I'll just tell 'em I wanna take it with me, an' just release it further away from the town. Maybe it'll be smart and won't come back." She looked up at Branna and gave him a coy grin. "I can't carry it and keep its beak pinned shut, and your scarf's only big enough for the body. You wanna carry the body or pin the face?"

"Once we get the reward, we can get a net or somethin' ta tie it up better with." Then they could take the bird anywhere! It was just a matter of getting to town first...

Teagan chuckled at Branna's sarcasm and just waited for him to mull over their options. She was shocked to see the tunic torn through and actually felt her cheeks heat up apologetically. She would owe him more than just a scarf now... "You coulda used my clothes," she murmured. Then she wouldn't have owed anything extra! Oh well... She was starting to wonder if the reward was going to be worth it. "Okay. You got the body, I got the head." She took the cloth and went to secure the bird's beak. It squawked and snapped at her, but she managed to wrap with without further incident.

"Okay. Let's go!"