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Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2022 2:00 pm
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Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2022 2:12 pm
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Under the crisp, night sky Oisin’s dark pelt was night invisible save for the flecks of glittering fur. The nocturnal fox slipped under a fallen log and came out the other side with a bounce in his step. As much as he loved the winter there was something about a brisk summer that gave his blood a race. He’d seen a few of his kin over the past few days, drawn out by the warmer weather no doubt, but none had been all that keen to be around him. There had only been one with a stone such as his and she was very clear about having her space. So, he did his best to navigate on his own and worry about filling his stomach instead.
He'd been chasing after a hare when the creature darted off into a nearby bush and his eyes saw something else entirely. Just in the clearing before him was another of his kind; and a fox, at that! If he hadn’t seen the charm he might have thought it a normal fox, but there was always something off, even without the charm. His bright eyes watched their every movement right up until they fell and he felt his ears flip back in empathy.
From experience Oisin knew he had two options; he could either run or face them head on. If it were a bigger creature he might have run, but…Bravely (or maybe stupidly) he padded out into the clearing. Words were never his strong suit so instead he gave a little hop on his back legs to snap at the nearest firefly as if to say ‘I’m friendly, don’t eat me’.
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