Piper trotted along with a little bounce in her step which really just seemed to be how she moved rather than an actual indicator of her mood. She still hummed happily as she walked, but she was much more thoughtful today than she usually was. She had played with daddy and that had been really fun, but she hadn't gotten to play with mommy yet! She was a whole half a year old now! That just wouldn't do for her, nope. When she woke up this morning she had made it her mission to go find her momma and play with her too. She got a little distracted along the way with playing in the snow and chasing after some leaves that the wind had caught, but she was on her way now!
She went to their den first, but when she saw that her mommy wasn't there she had hummed thoughtfully and pulled her brows together. Where could she have gone? She wasn't entirely sure where her parents went during the day and stuff. She sniffed all over the ground around their den till she found Momma's scent and now she was following it just like how she had learned how to track prey by their scents. There was no breaking her determination! When she realized the scent was getting stronger, her smile got bigger and her tail started wagging. "Momma!" she called, her voice sweet and trilling happily. "Are you here, Momma? I followed your scent like I was hunting!" She gasped with a realization and stopped, dropping down into a crouch. "Oh, I'm not supposed to talk when I'm hunting! Oops!" she said in a loud whisper, her ears falling back against her head.
