How Not to Have a Birthday pg 8

Pilfer Paws and Etsy are now searching through the dim alleys behind the bar. They check through every dumpster they pass by and call her name every few steps.

Soon Etsy’s ears perk up as she picks up a sound from far away. She puts a claw up to her lips before Pilfer Paws could speak. Then she hears it again.

“This way” she whispers before turning around and darting off towards where she heard the sound.

They turn a corner to see what they had been dreading.

Otasay is surrounded by a group of people, the most notable being a tan grun. The grun throws another bunch which lands squarely on her jaw, making her fall down with a pitiful little whimper.