This was it, her first act of rebellion.

With her father out walking the borders, and her mother settling down for a rest Ru felt it was time to explore away from watchful eyes. She had made it seem that she was joining her mother when really she was preparing to dart off just as Sicily's eyes closed. Rufina was quick to get away, being mindful to watch out for her father so he wouldn't send her back. Being tiny it was easy to hide in the long grass, and then once in the trees on the other side of the river her dark top coat hid her well.

Rufina only knew the scents of her parents and hadn't been advised to be aware of unknown ones. Actually, she had been, but must not have listened to Sicily lecture on and on about it. So when Ru got to the border to the other territory she didn't think of what could be waiting on the other side and eagerly crossed it. The forest was far different from the openness of the Prairie and she loved twisting around the trees and fighting her way through the underbrush.

The quiet was disturbed by her antics, and the laughter that bubbled from her pale lips. She was still around the edges of the the forest, not yet picking up on the many scents of the horses that lived here. Though while that would turn others away if would only tempt Ru's curious nature even more.