The golden koi wolf sighs as her brother shrugs at her. He wasn't having much luck either! How was it when you're not looking for them they're around and easy to catch but when you ARE looking for them suddenly they're impossible to find!
She leaps up onto the log, much to the raccoon's chagrin from inside, and squints along the ground around them from all sides. She turned her gaze back to Jiro when he suggested the stream in their native tongue! She gave him a broad smile and nod. Turtles by water were a bit harder to catch if they were the swimming type, but the stream would be just shallow enough that they might be able to score one before it slipped away!
She slinks down off the log quietly and ambles toward the stream alongside her brother. Her golden eyes scanned the tumbling waters for signs.
He quietly calls her attention to movement and she dusks her head under his chin to align herself with his gaze. She held her breath peering into the overcast fall scene. A tiny little head looks out from under its shell. That was all she needed as she started to creep toward it. Across the stream, her eye caught the subtle movement of another and decided to reorient on that one and let Jiro have a chance to catch the first one.
Her head aligned with her shoulders she stalks toward the second reptile. I was meandering away from the stream, she would have the advantage of surprise and speed, while Jiro would have to catch his quickly before it slipped into the water.
wc 746 / 1500
Speech // thought // Japanese
