[Sebastian]

Sebastian continued to play and run, eventually losing sight of Furball. When he turned around, he realized that he couldn’t see the cabin anymore, but thankfully the black smoke from the chimney was still visible… barely. He kept walking back, tracing his own tracks and keeping the smoke-trail in sight, but just then he noticed something running around, dashing between the trees. Standing still for a moment, he finally caught a glimpse of it, and started after it in a run, glimpsing a leg here or a tail there. And yet, no matter how fast he ran he couldn’t catch sight of the tiny creature.

Reaching a rock face, he saw the creature dash into a hole. There didn’t seem like there was any other exit. He moved up closer and saw a flash of eyes in the dark, a piercing yellow that darted around. He dug a half-eaten snack out of his pocket and stretched his hand forward, only for a long tongue to snap out and grab it from his grasp. Sebastian cried out in surprise, and it carried off into the distance, amplified by the massive forest and the domed walls.