What's that in the shadows?

It was a rare thing for Briar to be out this late, especially on her own, but as the sun was beginning to set she suddenly realized they were out of fresh berries that she had been planning on using for their breakfast the next day. With so many growing pups around it was no wonder that they were constantly out of one ingredient or another. Luckily the wild berry grove was right down the hill so with her assurances to Artorias that she would be right back after a quick trip to their other territory, she hurried out of the castle with a basket in tow. She didn't even bother to find Marigold to bring with her to help carry her harvest. The antlered fox was likely already tucked in and she knew how grumpy her companion could be if roused from her sleep. She made it down to the cluster of trees in record time and started rummaging through the familiar bushes that were absolutely littered with berries as they made their way through the Auster summer months. As she moved from one bush to another, however, a bit of movement from the corner of her eye made her paws, turning her head to look through the shadowed trees that made the grove mostly dark save for a few patches of growing moonlight between the leaf cover. She didn't allow herself to be worried just yet since she was well within pack territory and it was entirely possible that any one of their pack members could still be out and about, but it did at least put her on alert.

"Briar Carpathius"