start over, work harder

Once her trap was set Jynn moved out of the area, careful not to use any of the rabbit trails. She didn't want her scent lingering there and tipping the critters off or scaring them off into the brush. Jynn settled off a ways to wait. She wanted to be close enough that she could swiftly retrieve her prey before coyotes or another predator moved in but also far enough that should the wind shift her prey wouldn't be steered away from her trap. Resting her head on her forelegs she waited.

Jynn's head snapped up at the sound of a shrieking squeal. Yes! That was a rabbit. She bounded to her feet and tore off toward her trap. The screech swiftly gave way to silence but that was the plan. Her trap was meant to strangle. The more the prey struggled, the tighter the noose. Often they were dead by the time she reached them.