Bunny backflipped into the tunnel and raced through once his paws touched earth, the wake of his passing drawing Sam behind as if down a long slide made smooth with moss, warm with sunlight even through the tundra around the pole.
His tunnels always got places fast, but even for him, this race was speedy.
That kid had been mauled, though. Somebody had been trying to kill him, but almost as an afterthought. They'd wanted him to hurt first. Who else had his attacker hurt?
Who was he too late to save?
They burst out of the tunnel at the site where Bunny and Ray had found Jaime, by the newly-cut tree and the heavy smells of mostly two people's blood.
"Kid Ray and I just brought in was in that lake," he said, bringing Sam up to speed. "That tree was on top of him. Looked like whatever had been used to cut this tree might've been used on him, too. I smell a lot of the kid's blood and some of another's all around, probably the person who attacked him, but -"
He leaned over the tree stump, sniffing.
"Yeah. There's old whiffs of a lot of other people's blood."
Bunny very much didn't like whoever this person was already, but they still hadn't found out just how much he didn't like them.
He turned to Sam. "We'll follow the scent back because this is where the trail ends. Must've had some way to portal out. We might find a murderer or just the victims, but I guarantee there's been a bloodbath where we're going."
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Bunny backflipped into the tunnel and raced through once his paws touched earth, the wake of his passing drawing Sam behind as if down a long slide made smooth with moss, warm with sunlight even through the tundra around the pole.
His tunnels always got places fast, but even for him, this race was speedy.
That kid had been mauled, though. Somebody had been trying to kill him, but almost as an afterthought. They'd wanted him to hurt first. Who else had his attacker hurt?
Who was he too late to save?
They burst out of the tunnel at the site where Bunny and Ray had found Jaime, by the newly-cut tree and the heavy smells of mostly two people's blood.
"Kid Ray and I just brought in was in that lake," he said, bringing Sam up to speed. "That tree was on top of him. Looked like whatever had been used to cut this tree might've been used on him, too. I smell a lot of the kid's blood and some of another's all around, probably the person who attacked him, but -"
He leaned over the tree stump, sniffing.
"Yeah. There's old whiffs of a lot of other people's blood."
Bunny very much didn't like whoever this person was already, but they still hadn't found out just how much he didn't like them.
He turned to Sam. "We'll follow the scent back because this is where the trail ends. Must've had some way to portal out. We might find a murderer or just the victims, but I guarantee there's been a bloodbath where we're going."