Good, informative texts. Southeast, being tracked from the trees.
thanks I'll start tracking
With that, she pulled up the handy compass app on her phone. Turning about face to head southeast, she started in on the nearest trail that would take her that direction. She knew it'd be easier to play bloodhound as an actual hound, but she could not be much help in that form. She also couldn't afford the hours of recovery it would take. So, on two human feet it was. Her nose was still strong, and she'd keep a steady stream of heavy inhales coming as she trekked at an expedited pace.
A few minutes in granted her what she was looking for. The familiar smell of coyote, and a faint perfume of death. A ways off still, but it was something.
Her nose was dry by the time the scents mingled stronger, the forest having long swallowed her into its inky gullet. It'd been a healthy ten minutes of hiking before she slowed. It was dark, but she could see by the light of the moon through the trees, hear each sound above the whistle of the wind, and smell that the rot had grown much stronger.
She adjusted off the path, delving into the thick of the brush, but kept her gaze to the treetops. There, she finally spotted the figure looming. Insane to jump from tree to tree, but she was the best hope right now. Heidi let loose a sharp whistle for her attention, aware that it could quite possibly draw the attention of a certain coyote.