[it's wading along a stream, either cooling off its legs or... quite possibly--if the monster is intelligent--making an effort to cover its tracks. this forest is too small for it to pass through without leaving a trail, so it must resort to little tricks like this to stay hidden.
...though, the beast is beginning to sense some little presence behind it, dogging after it through the brush, and its paces slows accordingly.]
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...though, the beast is beginning to sense some little presence behind it, dogging after it through the brush, and its paces slows accordingly.]