Ashes, ashes, we all fall down

There had been little she was able to do other than run when the tremors rocked the small cavern she had been staying in. Jaidah was concerned for her family, but not being in contact with them made it difficult for her to even know where they would take shelter at during this catastrophe. She ran to a safer place, namely Jade's Moor, both because of the irony that it be named so close to her own, and because she knew the terrain there. Carefully picking her way through the bog, Jaidah felt the rumble in her stomach and heard the audible gurgle as her body signified its hunger.

Having never hunted in the area, Jaidah was curious as to what lived in the bogs of the moor. Snakes wouldn't be out during the colder months, and with the sky nearly always clouded with smoke these days, it was oddly frigid in the west. There was plenty of fowl though, she could hear the wood ducks and geese calling to each other as they massed in the wetlands. Would she be fast enough to catch any on her own? She couldn't be sure, but she wasn't about to let any opportunity pass her.  One pond held at least twenty ducks, all flocked together by the water's edge, but they seemed nervous. Jaidah was sure she was downwind, but their behavior told her something else was on the prowl. Watching the birds, the cinnamon-colored girl grew more and more curious, inching closer in the long grasses to get a better view and hope one of the creatures would wander off.

If the ducks were this spooked, what would cause it if not herself? Eyes of fire and ice scanned over the surrounding area, looking for anything else that would cause unrest in the flock, though she could see nothing outwardly wrong. Perhaps, it was the weather and the geological explosion that had caused them to be so nervous, or an unseen predator. Whatever it was, it had Jaidah nervous as well. It could be something that would hurt her, nevermind the ducks. Still, she tried to keep her focus on her prey, while keeping an eye out for whatever made them nervous.

For the hunting skill <3
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