Morgan stuck to the shadows, mainly, laying in wait for Sora to go about her day, watching and analyzing. She had a routine, she found. Eating, swimming, and drinking were the majority of her days, from what she could see. So once she saw the swine go for a swim, she went for it, taking advantage of her blind spot and her own soft paws, being as quiet as possible.

No noise was made as she quickly made her way around Sora, even breathing quietly. Nothing. Not a reaction, not even an ear twitch. Good- no, wonderful! She was undetected!

Once she was certain she was out of earshot, she ran for it, though she still kept quiet. She approached around the area Sora frequented, nose to the ground, searching for her den. It had to be here somewhere...

@Sora

The badger approached the site of a recent meal and sniffed at it, wandering around again to try and find the den itself and the stone that was hidden within. She wandered around aimlessly, nervous despite knowing that she had plenty of time. She'd left at the very beginning of Sora's swim, and the swine took a while to soak, dry off, and then head back, maybe even stopping for a meal or a graze.

She had time... just not enough for her to feel comfortable.

Morgan searched in a larger radius, brows furrowing. It had to be here somewhere!

She cursed as yet again, she couldn't find it. That damn pig- of course she'd hidden it well, why not? It's not as if she wasn't hiding a stone so important to Morgan that she was doing something kind of awful just to get it!

Inconsiderate, honestly.

She at least felt like she was getting close. It was here and she could smell it, now she just needed to reply on her eyes. She kept her nose to the ground and her eyes up, searching around everywhere, starting to shake. Caves- please don't let Sora decide to come home early...

There!

Morgan darted forward and made her way inside, nosing around through everything to find the stone. She tried to keep everything as she found it, sniffing and picking up things before putting them back, eyes darting about. She needed that stone...

Now that she was inside of the den, she had to move fast, just in case. Being trapped in here wasn't a good thing, especially if Sora got angry enough to use those tusks on her. She herself was better in a larger space, able to charge and use her heavily muscled body to better use. Though... her weight had deteriorated a bit, due to her own neglect.

She'd be fine.

She found the stone and grabbed it, holding it in her jaws, relief washing over her. She'd done it, she'd retrieved him!

Not him anymore, technically, but... it was better than nothing.

She retreated from the den and ran, cantering along the outer edge of Pisces. Now to escape... easier said than done.

Morgan tried to stay as low as possible, using rocks and obstacles to hide behind, shaking as she finally tried to make her way past Sora. This was it... the final stretch.

Her heart froze as her paw caught, her attention too caught on Sora to realize she hadn't been paying enough attention. She fell, her jaws clacking painfully against Simon's stone, definitely loosening a tooth from the feeling of it.

She got up and looked at Sora, eyes wide and terrified.

Sora's life was a mosaic of experiences -- swim, eat, tidy her den, eat, swim, sleep. Forget her problems and fall into the rhythm of her routine. Drown out the voices and the memories with mindless movement, and keep herself healthy in the meantime -- perhaps if her body was healthy, eventually her mind would be, too. And the water was nice; she certainly couldn't deny that.

Rarely was her rhythm interrupted, and today was apparently no different. The sounds of the water, her own hard breathing, the movement of Lessers all around her -- she had learned to tune out the stimulus of her world. She didn't care. She had to focus on keeping herself healthy, or she'd go insane.

She did not notice Morganite -- but she would know the scent, when she returned later to her den. It would have been impossible not to.

@morganite

Sora was oblivious. Thank the caves...

She continued onwards, this time watching both her feet and Sora, trying to ignore her aching tooth as she kept going. She desperately hoped she made it...

Silently, she crept around again, breaths quiet, her mind focused. She even managed to not drool on the stone as she made her way to the Pisces entrance. It was only a few more steps... and she made it.

She was home free!

Morgan took off at a gallop, taking off towards Canis, to where Charles and Pumpkin were. She'd drop off the stone there, swear them to protect it, and then head on out to go kick some butt. She'd done it! Ha!

Exit Morgan.