Her ears were slightly raised, her trunk hanging motionless, alert, but not frightened. Focused, in a way Maria had never seen from her before. “Lila?” Maria called softly as she approached the fence. “What are you looking at?”
No response. Lila didn’t flick an ear or shift her stance. She kept her attention fixed on that corner as if she were waiting for something to move… or listening for something Maria couldn’t hear. Maria checked the ground from a distance.