Mostly Spiders

Autumn had been warm so far but this morning brought a chill with it courtesy of the brisk wind. Apart from that everything was still except for the occasional call of the rutting whitetail deer. Her ears flicked forward as she tracked the sound. Alone, Aerndis knew she didn't have a chance of taking a healthy, full-grown deer but she hoped that maybe she could pick off one injured in battle over a mate.

She slipped through the gulley, ears twitching as she tried to pick up sounds of prey but everything had fallen silent again. That strange silence that held nothing but the wind. She frowned, frustrated. It had a been a few days since she'd last eaten. Sighing she kept on moving down the gulley. It was a pretty little area full of a rich wealth of plant life but as she wasn't a healer she couldn't quite appreciate the variety of life around her. Especially not when her mind was focused on food.  

She turned a slight bend in the gulley only to spy a bright blue behind flecked with gold and white and black. Her heart skipped a beat and she blinked. Was she seeing things? When the figure didn't fade from her vision she leapt forward and let out a joyful cry. "Orrriioooonnnn!"  She leapt into the air seeking to land right on his back with the goal of smooshing him into the ground and covering his head with kisses and licks.