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[b][u]Outside Thaum[/b][/u]

It had been such a nice day at first, not a cloud in the sky. It was only when they saw and heard the crash of lightning that the dark, forboding clouds began rolling overhead, and the downpour followed shortly after.

Selan's eyes grew wide, and her head drooped forward, intent on staring at the ground rather than the sky. She never liked thunderstorms, or the way her fear of them impaired her ability to focus. Thankfully, Amy had at least formed a barrier above them to shield them from the rain.

The Pride continued on the muddy, slippery path, leaving a haphazard trail of footsteps behind them. Atlas eventually stopped, and they gathered around, hoping to the gods that there would still be clue left behind, that the rain hadn't washed everything away. Selan stayed near the back of the group; she had no knowledge of tracking, unlike some of the others, and she was still rather suspicious of Atlas's story. She would watch and wait.

Lisette stayed near Estelle, completely unfazed by the thunder or the rain. Kapi, however, was nestled inside Lisette's bag. He didn't mind the wet ground, but Lisette wasn't so nonchalant as to carry around a capybara with mud caked on his paws. 

[I]Click![/i]

"Whawasthat!" Lisette yelped, jerking her head in the direction of the flash. She recognized the sound of a camera when she heard one, and wondered if they had been followed.

"That's... No, that's not..." Selan murmured, stunned by what they were looking at. She hadn't seen the rabbit from the square, but she definitely saw [i]that[/i]! 

"GET BACK HERE YOU LITTLE MUTT!" Moira bellowed, taking off after it and leaving deep bootprints in the mud.

"It's a fox, and I got it, I got it!" Lisette broke into a run and followed after her, much faster than the berserker. She followed the fox up a narrow, muddy hill, keeping the small, camera-wielding animal in her sights. She was prepared, and with a wave of her hands, vines sprung out from the sides of the path, reaching for the fox's hind legs. But the fox was very nimble, and hopscotched out of her snare with ease. 

She didn't get very far. Distracted, Lisette didn't realize that she was headed straight for a pool of mud. The first of her booted heels to hit the mud was stuck fast, and then the other swung forward and got stuck as well. She pitched forward, pinwheeling her arms, and had to squish her hands into the mud to keep herself from falling entirely. 

The fox made a sound almost like a snicker, and [i]click![/i] appeared to take a picture of his victory before darting away.

"Someone stop it!" Lisette yelped toward the others, unable to turn around all the way.