And You Are?

The stunned Fern watches Rudy start to slowly walk away, unable to fully comprehend what is going on. When pause to look back at her, it clicks that he wants the gray girl and stoat to follow. She moves quickly catching up with Rudy, Fern falls into step beside him, listening as Rudy talks with the strange stoat named Puff. From her perch, the small animal looks over at Rudy, saying, “I can help! I am good at hiding and surprising rabbits! And, I would say I helped more than just partially but I will accept your partial help now.” Fern shakes her head, looking to Rudy with a quirked eyebrow and small smile. This little creature has quite the personality and Fern is starting to like her. They continue to walk in silence, aqua eyes gazing around for signs of rabbits.

Rudy is the first to spot one, and the trio pull up short. Looking to the gray boy, Fern listens to his directions and the stoat does the same. Once Puff has her orders, the small stoat says, “Roger that.” Without another word, the small creature scrambles down Fern and carefully works her way over to brush she had been assigned. When his golden eyes find her, Fern cracks a wide grin, listening to instructions. Once he is done, the gray girl whispers, “You got it… fearless leader.” Quickly reaching up, she plants a kiss on his cheek, whispering quietly into his ear, “Did you ever think that today would go like this?”

Stepping back, eyes dancing with mirth and happiness, Fern dips her head to him and allows Rudy to get into position. Looking toward the area where the rabbit forages, Fern hunkers down, preparing for the chase to come. Looking to Rudy, making sure the gray boy is ready, Fern than turns her attention to stoat. Small eyes peek out from the brush and Fern nods to her. With a lot of strange noises and squeaking, Puff jumps from her hiding place, startling the rabbit and beginning the hunt.


"Fern"|"Puff"