A light rustle sounded as a dark figure slipped through the shrub and long grass. Mina cursed her black fur in the harsh sun, her body taking in every drop of heat and tiring her out. Luckily she had found a stream earlier to cool off in and her skin was still damp.
She spotted a tall tree with thick branches and nodded a bit. Two tentacles of shadows erupted from her back and gripped one of the higher branches, testing it's strength. With a satisfied nod she jumped and pulled herself against the tree, walking against it and up to a branch, laying down in the shade.
Content with her lookout she relaxed, gazing at the lands below her, her long tail swaying down beside the branch.