Jared wasn't sure how long she'd slept when the sound of someone coming though the underbrush startled her awake. Acting on pure instinct, she jumped up and into the dense underbrush, catching herself enough to stop and hide.
She looked back to see a kid wander up to the shack, maybe about 15 or 16. He was alone and looked pretty scruffy, long hair and poorly washed clothes. He fished a cigarette out of his pocket and sat down next to the shack. Jared felt her nose twitch from the smell of the smoke, but she stayed perfectly still as he smoked.
The boy didn't do much, but finally started wandering around the shack, tossing stuff around before throwing something that looked like an old blanket out the door to sit on. The kid fished another cigarette out of his pocket before something caught his eye.
Jared almost ran forward when he realized that this kid had spotted the hole that he'd dug for the medallion! The kid wandered over and looked more than a little interested. He began tugging at the roots with his fingers in a way that Jared hadn't been able to do with her hooves and had the medallion out in just a few seconds.
Jared felt her heart skip a beat. She didn't want to expose herself, but if the kid started to walk away with the thing she'd have to go after him!