I bolted into the woods, hiding my tracks so they couldn't find me soon. All my mates were more powerful than me, so I had to be quick on my feet to throw them off my back. Thankfully, they wanted a good hunt, so they cut me slack and gave me time to escape.
The thrill of getting caught made my heart pound, and adrenaline made me quick on my feet. What I overlooked was they were more intelligent than me, too. Not even an hour later, I heard them hot on my tail. Fearing I would get caught, I pushed myself to run harder, but their footsteps faded a few minutes later. Not thinking much of it, I continued to run away, not knowing they were deliberately scaring me so that I could push myself to the limits. They wanted me drained of energy when they caught me.
Foolish me happily ran through
