"Good guess," said Dove, "but it was nothing! Nothing but smells and sights. There was blood in that den, the blood that I'd been following and more blood. It was perculiar, since the smells of foxes were so fresh and dens aren't usually abandoned that I know of. Also, there was this really ominous smell. And all sorts of strange smells, it was crazy, but as I was trying to puzzle through it all something else happened!"
"Did a cougar come up behind you?" Daisy gasped
"I wish," said Dove giggling, "that would've been so much more dramatic!" She nearly blurted it out, then realized they were in the center of camp and could be heard by somebody, an adult. She didn't want Owl to find out she'd snuck out of camp and talked to Mitts, even if that's not exactly what had transpired. "Let's go for a walk in the woods while I tell you the rest. We could even go back and see the den if you want to."
"Alright," said Dove, and she went out the camp entrance where they'd found the blood. "You can barely see it now, but you can still smell it!" she said, leaning down to take a sniff.
"I heard a voice saying "Dove are you there?" I had been found out! I hadn't asked permission to follow the blood trail, I didn't think I needed it, but then I realized I should've asked first."
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Daisy gasped.
