Mari crouched in a mass of tree roots on the out skirts of the shared territory. She cocked her head and listened for any sounds. She sniffed, and smelled the strong scent of humans. She knew she couldn't stay here, but running might be suicide. But she got up and ran. She heard a gunshot in the distance behind her, and something went whizzing over her head. Her foot got caught on a stone and she rolled headlong down the path. Her wounds from the fight with Renn, had stopped bleeding but the fall made them gush blood. With every stride blood dripped from her fur and onto the path.
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The hunters saw Mari, and pursued her, they saw blood on the path and followed, more hastily. "Hey look!" one of them said. "I think I got er." "Well ten lets go get er!" another said eagerly.
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Mari turned her head and saw grass crumpling behind her. She whined and ran as fast as she could. By now she was in the heart of Stonepacks territory. Oh no. She thought. I'm leading them right to them!