Emily
*Amongst the tree tops, a pair of eyes followed the Lathian through the forest in waiting of the right opportunity. The woman had been watching him for quite some time now with absolutely zero clue of what he was trying to bury, but caring little of it. She crawled along the branches and followed him at the sound of the whistle. Only once she had found a more sturdy branch, did she ready herself for him to approach the right position. Then in a sudden swift movement she launched herself out of the tree down towards Wilhelmina. In a bright flash of orange the woman attempted to tackle him, letting out a loud shriek in the process. Or perhaps it was more of a war cry, who knew really.*
James
*Terrified he swung his shovel at whatever it is making a ruckus and hits them in the face screaming as he does so.*
Emily
*A small thud resounded from the object as it connected with the woman. She got knocked back a few feet, instantly collapsing and falling limp as she hit the ground after getting hit in the head with the shovel. The woman looked to be fox-like, about a couple feet smaller than the Elf. She laid there in a daze, mouth partially open upon her life having just flashed before her eyes.*
James
"Oh no, oh no, ohno—" *He scrambled to the knocked fox like person, he thought of smacking them her again with his shovel briefly but he quickly dismisses those thoughts; he didn't exactly want to be burying more bodies at the moment it would just be more suspicious so instead he tried to shake the woman from her daze* "I'm so sorry— you just caught me off guard, are you okay??"
Emily
*The fox laid unmoving for a while as he shook her. It wasn't long, however, before her eyes suddenly shot open. A gasp escaped her and, turning her head towards the Silnari, she quickly raked her claws across his face and hopped back up to her feet.*"You may have thought you got the better of me Elf! But you're dead wrong!"*She yowled, in a slightly higher pitch tone, pointing towards him. It was clear that she was still dazed from the shovel, however, as she wasn't pointing directly at him, but to the side slightly.*
James
*He hisses at the pain and held his face in pain, ok he probably deserved that but really? In the face? Atleast she narrowly missed his eyes* "I was just trying to help you get back on your feet! I didn't mean for you to get hit by my shovel promise!" *He exclaims.*
Emily
"Nice try, but I know how your kind is!"*She spat, shaking her head to and fro to get rid of the dizziness.*"You lot are always walking around with weapons like that, thinking you can get rid of people like me! But too bad! It'll take more than one of you to keep me down!"*Her green eyes narrowed at him and she soon scrunched up your nose.*"You've been walking around for a while and you stink like the dead. What have you been up to, huh?"*She interrogated, walking around him as if trying to find something.*"Been trying to get rid of pests like me?"
James
*He looked at her in slight confusion* "I don't know what you mean but i was just burying my dead pets because she died this morning" *He said lying through his teeth his expression still confused, he has his slip ups but now he's pickup a few tricks in deception though he has close calls it's still useful in situations like this* "Besides i don't think I've even your uhm people around in these woods anyway."
Emily
*She paused in her investigation for a moment and placed her hands on her hips.*"And why do you think that is?"*The woman questioned.*"Isn't it enough I have to climb to your level to communicate? Honestly it's a wonder of why you all live out here. This place shouldn't be for elves."*She let out a huff, one ear flicking irritably as she watched him.*"What kind of 'pets' anyways?"
James
"My cat Seraphine" *He replied stiffly looking saddened at the mention of the name* "And why i live here is nothing of concern what are *You* Doing clawing innocent people's faces if i may ask?" *He counters.*
Emily
"Why are you hitting innocent people in the head with a shovel!"*She snapped back at him, rubbing at her head.*"And why you live here is my concern! This was my home first, not yours!"*It was questionable how much truth there was to it. The fox hardly looked older than a kid, though her size probably wasn't helping her.*
James
"You caught me off guard! That kind of reaction would be expected when you live near wolves and other things that might kill you in the dark!" *He reasons.*
Emily
*She scoffed.*"Wolves aren't nearly as viscous. I was just going easy on you."*The woman crossed her fox-like paws only to wince and rub at her head idly.*"Don't you elves have those large dens you stay in? You shouldn't be out in the forests to begin with."
James
"If you're referring to my house then yes i do have one" *He's starting to slightly regret the decision to be nice to this fox girl but he's also not going to leave without at least this* "If you want a place to recover from a shovel to the face you can stay at my home for a while, if you're still going to be stubborn and all then that's fine, I'll be going now" *And with that he turned and walked away towards the shed to dispose of said shovel.*
Emily
*The woman didn't follow him at first, simply watching him walk off as he took the shovel and went. Eventually the sound of footsteps was able to be heard behind him as the fox followed slowly after him.*"Does this house have food in it?"*She asked skeptically.*
James
"Of course it has food, i have a farm full of animals too if you don't like vegetables" *He shrugs at the question, he expected the fox to eventually follow him but he didn't expect that question at all but there's a first for everything.*
Emily
*The fox noticeably perked up at his words. Lifting her snout up to the air, she took in a big whiff of it. Almost instantly she began salivating at the scent of something good being close by.*"Race you there!"*She suddenly said. The woman suddenly darted off past him and in a flash of light she had been reduced to a regular fox form. The animal ran off into the forest ahead, attracted by the scent of food, or rather, prey.*
James
*After recovering from the shock he races towards the house abandoning his shovel along the way, he chases after the girl turned actual fox until the path cleared and a house was visible.*

*The house looks much better than before first being some of the bloodstains have been repainted over and everything seemed to be more or less replaced and refined, the farm from the east side of the home was slightly bigger than before with many farm animals, finally from the west side of the house a garden patch of vegetables have been growing nicely, one thing remained from the previous home which was a small garden of white roses previously wild and overgrown now snipped to size and looks more taken care of positioned in the backyard.*

*When he arrives he looks towards his surroundings in the chance he sees the familiar fox near a chicken pen or other.*
Emily
*The fox had indeed made it to the coop and was staring at all the chickens from outside their pen. Her muzzle sat agape as she stared at them and, in noticing the elf had finally caught up, she eventually transformed back into her more humanoid form, remaining sat in the same position she had been in prior to turning back.*"Holy-."*She said with a gasp.*"So many birds-. And they're just sitting here waiting to be picked off!"