Aila ran deep into the forest, her lungs and legs were burning, but she pushed herself on as she darted past the trees. The blissful feeling of running her paws into the earth and taking in all of nature's details kept the pain at bay. She was still feeling a little weak from the wolfsbane; even so, it was nothing she couldn't handle.
Her ears twitched, and she turned her head in the direction of the sound of paws thundering across the ground. Her body stiffened, alert the moment her eyes landed on a sleek black panther.
"Aila, wait for us! You shifted so quickly. We weren't expecting it!" Finn mind-linked her. His earlier concerns were clearly forgotten about as excitement filled his voice.
