[ Illusions are useful that way. Light only hopes her mate stays away, and that she doesn't realize there's something going on with her eggs. One bit of relief is that the eggs do seem small enough that he won't have any problems bundling them up.
Splitting his attention between his task and the mother, his own illusion hides him from her eyes, but Light's also not directly in her vision. Choosing a wide angle for his approach, it's nonetheless impossible to get close to the eggs and remain completely hidden. It's also a very slow approach, not wanting to add sound cues to the something that seems off. They're not in familiar territory, and she'd know the woods more than him.
Finally, he's at the eggs. Widening the illusion to make an exact copy of the eggs over the real pile, Light slowly begins to move them into his coat. That's when the sound becomes audible: flapping wings approaching fast. ]
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Splitting his attention between his task and the mother, his own illusion hides him from her eyes, but Light's also not directly in her vision. Choosing a wide angle for his approach, it's nonetheless impossible to get close to the eggs and remain completely hidden. It's also a very slow approach, not wanting to add sound cues to the something that seems off. They're not in familiar territory, and she'd know the woods more than him.
Finally, he's at the eggs. Widening the illusion to make an exact copy of the eggs over the real pile, Light slowly begins to move them into his coat. That's when the sound becomes audible: flapping wings approaching fast. ]