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At first, Mattheus didn't notice the hunting party increasing in number and size.
Brunilda's small head started swiveling around as he cruised at a speed to keep pace with the men on horseback around the third time they set off, shortly after the second point of the antler was painted with blood.
When he had asked about her actions, she had casually stated a rather spine-chilling observation on how the saying about felines being able to see beyond the veil was true. That cats could definitely see ghosts.
It wasn't the right time to tease Mattheus, so he knew his friend wasn't "having him on" like Lula was claiming, ever the suspicious girl. Brunilda was not the type to purposely frighten people for a laugh either, more someone that tried to get others into the horror genre instead. The only thing resembling scaring people for fun that Brunilda did was popping up silently and causing people to jump at her unexpected appearance.