actually, her first mistake was attempting to out-track a tracker, particularly one with a strong sense of smell as sharp as his. so her second mistake was knocking his book down and alerting him that Not All Is Right in the room at that moment. it takes only a second for his sense to go on alert after he'd turned back around to discover the mess, and another second longer to catch her scent and spot her.
their eyes meet over the top of the recliner, and his expression flattens.
quickly, habitually, his hands gesture in the air. he stops about midway, realizing, and finally grinds out: ]
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actually, her first mistake was attempting to out-track a tracker, particularly one with a strong sense of smell as sharp as his. so her second mistake was knocking his book down and alerting him that Not All Is Right in the room at that moment. it takes only a second for his sense to go on alert after he'd turned back around to discover the mess, and another second longer to catch her scent and spot her.
their eyes meet over the top of the recliner, and his expression flattens.
quickly, habitually, his hands gesture in the air. he stops about midway, realizing, and finally grinds out: ]
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