My, this guy sure didn't stand a chance. The way he appeared, and how he trailed her so intently after she arrived among the cabins, yeah that was suspicious. Echo wasn't stupid, she knew there was something worth finding and dammit she'd find it no matter how many pesky fuzzballs were on her trail. His soft little concerned call that rang through the cabin as she left had her grinning. Echo would really be alright once she found whatever was here!
Slinking low through the overgrown grass, it was a little difficult to navigate but she couldn't very well risk lifting her head up and being spotted. If there was something worth hiding, that might just mean he had a way of protecting it, and she wasn't keen on finding out how such a small critter managed that feat. Ears tucked back against her head to keep her jewelry from giving her away too easily. Once she picked up the trail again, Echo hustled along side the worn path until she singled out the cabin that had to be the little munchin's treasure trove. The front door was too obvious, he might be watching it. Slinking around the structure, she found the back door to be blocked off too well to use. There was, however, another option. One of the windows was shattered, with a rusty metal object sitting below it. She could jump in that way, but it would be loud... Think, Echo, you're supposed to be good at this!
Laying in the grass for a long while, she kept hidden in the shade of the cabin while she hatched a plan. Belly-crawling along, Echo gathered several small rocks in her mouth. Once she had enough she moved to where she could see the most cabins, setting the rocks down and taking a deep breath. She used to be really good at this, so hopefully she still was. Grabbing one, she pulled her head to the side, drawing back before throwing her head forward and letting go of the rock. It sailed across the open space and smacked the door of a nearby cabin with a loud crack! Success! Several more were tossed, hitting doors, one going high and banging against a tin roof, and another shattering a window.
The moment she stopped throwing, Echo used the momentary diversion to leap, bouncing off the trash can and in through the window of this jealously guarded cabin. She was in! And who was to say if the sound of her paws hitting the can was a wolf or another rock, so long as she wasn't spotted? Landing lightly on the wooden floor, Echo glanced around. It was a wide space, several wooden things filled the room, layered thickly with dust. Exiting into the hall, she peered into several moor rooms before finding something of interest. There was a wooden cabinet that stood partially ajar, a glittering gold necklace with a shiny pendant hanging out from the bottom. Well, hello, what was this?
Nosing the door open, Echo found quite a sight indeed! Shiny things of all sorts, some actually valuable and others just junk somebody grabbed up on a whim. What really caught her eye though were two gold bangles stuck into the side of the pile of goodies. They looked... familiar. Pulling them from the tangled mess, Echo set them down and examined them. The way one was dented in the middle, and the little notch in the other... Were these hers?! No fuckin' way. Sliding them onto her bare wrist, Echo turned and rushed out of the building, suddenly remembering she'd rather not get caught. If the panda was in here she'd just trample right over him, she had the thing she wanted most and now she would disappear like a shadow in the night, flying out the front door and racing into the grass in an attempt to disappear seamlessly into the vegetation of the island. She'd zig zag her way on out and be swimming back to the main land before that little beast could blink!
Walk. "Speak!" "Think."
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