#4 Find the Beetle

Amber spotted two beetles near each other at a stone bench, readying themselves to fight each other.

For a moment she stopped in her tracks, getting in the surroundings. The beetles were in one of the more sunny areas, so she had to be extra careful not letting them know of her approach.

A gust of wind swept through the courtyard, tugging a bit at her hair and clothes from behind. Maybe she should approach them from the other end just in case… That would make it also easier not to cast a shadow on them too fast!

Amber bended her knees a bit, making herself a bit smaller and sneaked on her tiptoes around her target, getting a bit closer to them from the other side.

Coming to a halt on the other side, the beetles would be still out of reach to grab them with one hand. But she didn’t know how to get even nearer to them than she already was without alerting. Only one thing came to her mind.

She crouched down, one leg more behind herself, and observed the beetles, focusing on one to the right, being a little bit more near her. She wipped on her toes, readying herself, like a cat for pouncing, estimating the distance between her and them. And when she saw an opportunity as the left beetle started to approach the other one and it backed away a bit, she jumped.