"Look,
look," something whispered. Adrian pretended not to notice,
allowing his ears to focus on what the younger rabbits were saying
but letting them believe he didn't hear them. "Dad said he
thought he'd leave by now."
"Yeah!
And mom said she hoped so," a third voice shushed the first two,
scolding them.
"You're
gonna get us in trouble. What if he hears us?"
There
was silence for a moment, Adrian still pretending to read the book
that was in his hands

His
flashlight was acting up, causing him to tap it against his hand in
an attempt to keep it alive. The beam sprung back to life after only
three taps, and Jake quickly pointed it back in front of him. The
light swept up and down the cold cavern walls, revealing the same
gray and tan rock he'd seen since he'd entered the cave half an hour
ago.
Local
legend told of a dangerous creature that lived deep in this cave,
emerging only once a month to feed. Jake hadn't seen the thing for
himself, but

Adrian
looked down upon the small rabbit in front of him with disdain. The
smaller mammal refused to meet the predators gaze, unwilling to face
his end head-on.
"Coward."
Adrian snarled, feeling his muzzle tense. He was temped to force the
rabbit's head up. But he resisted. If this was how he wanted to go
out, who was Adrian to interfere?
It
had been over three years since the last time Adrian had attempted
this. it was a common practice among their society for predators to
snatch pr