to catch a predator

Once Az deemed the hole deep enough, it was time for the spears. Because she was so small, she didn't have enough force to jam the sticks into the ground. Instead, the girl handed the spears down to Az so that he could place them where he wanted them.

With their work finished, Aslatiel was beat. Her creamy coat was covered in mud. A bath was in order whether she liked it or not. As she bathed in the most shallow part of water that she could manage, Asla thought of their plan to scare her father. He deserved to know how scared she felt, but she also wondered if they might make him mad and he might hurt them both.

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A day or so later, Asla checked on the trap that they'd built. The hole was completely filled in and the spears were stacked beside it. The girls mouth set in a hard line. That had taken so much work! She didn't know who filled the hole in, but decided that it would be better not to ask in case it would get Az into trouble.