If you run, you'll only die tired

She knew she was not supposed to be out here, but well, she’d already explored all there was to offer at home. Who could blame the kid? That and she didn’t want her mum to catch her and worry about the ooze that had gathered around her lips like rabid slobber. She couldn’t hear out of her right ear, her front leg was still prone to the occasional outbreak of oozing where she had knocked a mushroom off, and she hadn’t even realised there was one on her gum until it came out with one of her baby teeth earlier that morning.

She hadn’t even needed to make Erik talk, just gestured with a tip of her head and they had set out together. Chips was keeping an eye on them, she could see that much, and even Fuji’s Kuzu was circling overhead so it wasn’t like they were alone. Their little pink sister was about their size now, but very good at hiding despite her bright coat so for all Morganna knew, she would probably burst from the undergrowth at any moment.

Still, she tried to ignore it as best she could.

Her ears tipped forward at the sight of the standing stones and her tail began to wave at her back, now this was something worth checking out! She gave her brother a glowing (hah!) smile and leaned back just slightly, a silent invitation to race.

Last one there was an oozy monster? Who was she kidding. They both were.