[b][center][h2]Hushabye[/h2][/center][/b]
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Having gathered information about the mysterious creature with the old man, they had a few hints to what where to find said creature. Not only that, but whatever that creature was, it didn't seem to be actively aggressive, judging by how the old man was still alive and completely unscathed even though there were footprints so close from his house. Thanks to those observations and the information gathered, despite the nature of said creature still being shrouded in mystery for both Ozzy and Haley, they certainly shouldn't expect a creature that would actively hunt them.

Whether they ended up following the strange footsteps or going right to the river they would occasionally see some rather strange carcasses through the forest. While most of them were of wild animals that lived there, there were a few carcasses from cows, obviously the livestock that the old man was talking about. There was one thing in common about them were that upon close inspection, the bite marks on the ones that still had some meat and on the bones were exactly the same.

As the two harpies approached the river, they would soon hear a sharp snapping sound of metal hitting metal, the noise of a bear trap being triggered. Upon getting closer to it, they would see a [url=https://i.postimg.cc/Y0TJt2pG/e160d53f56002b8f4c22d6c84b956420.png]strange, female white creature[/url] holding one of the old man's traps on her hands (although it was already disarmed), curiously turning it and examining it. Upon seeing another bear trap on the ground, this time an armed one, the creature immediately jumped and dashed towards it with a surprising agility and speed, stopping just in front of it. With a single, lightning fast movement of her arms, she took the piece of meat that was used as a bait to the trap without hurting herself and promptly swallowed it, making the trap snap on the air and produce the same sound they heard. As the metallic sound echoed the forest, the creature gave a small jump, turning it's head, clearly curious by the metal trap in front of her. When she was about to take it in her hands though, the creature's eyes met with both Haley's and Ozzy's, startled by their presence.  Apparently, it was too busy messing with the traps to notice both harpies earlier.

Upon seeing both of them though, instead of charging or fleeing it simply dropped the metal traps she was holding on the ground, looking at both of them with cautious, but curious eyes. Apparently, it was watching how they would react and their actions. Maybe she didn't hide herself, ran or attacked them due to the fact that neither Ozzy nor Haley were armed...