For all the rushing going on to try and catch the creature as it dashed off ahead of them the trail wasn't all that hard to follow and really..dragging a log was not the best way to try and escape. The crashing sounds ahead were certainly getting closer as the group pursued the mysterious creature, it's trajectory sending it stumbling right into Laith and her's where they were walking father back on the trail.
Clicking in surprise the creature splayed its legs and skid to a halt just inside the shadows before whirling away to try and go around them ...dragging the log the entire time. Sadly this delay was enough to allow some of the others to catch up completely Relys and Relysk were the first to spot the beast and having been caught for sure the blue wher, it's hide caked in mud and stream slime (which was probably why Relysk hadn't scented it in the first place) dropped his log and hung his head in shame...
..And maybe just a little bit of huffiness too...what it had only been sneaking out to find new toys! And he was more then a little bit annoyed to have been caught in the act. Where his handler was no one could be sure..but it was clearly a tame wher and not one of its more savage wild cousins out for a playful romp in the woods...in all likeliness the Wher hadn't realized it was causing so much concern and had only run off for fear of losing its toy and getting caught out where it wasn't supposed to be.
It really did beg the question though...Where exactly
was the handler?
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