The smell was more intense and pungent, the mix of rust and irritating glandular stench nearly suffocating.
Around the feces, traces of urine left dark patches on the moss, emitting a sharp ammonia smell.
These excretions were distributed near a rocky area by a stream, forming a small "marking circle," clearly showing the prey's declaration of territorial sovereignty.
Legolas combined the direction of footprints, feces locations, and changes in wind direction, quickly constructing the prey's activity range in his mind:
An irregular area centered around a cliff upstream of the stream, with a radius of about three kilometers.
The prey seemed to prefer the intersection of highlands and water sources, with its patrol route covering steep slopes and dense forest edges, fully confirming the description in the notes of "patrol range far exceeding territorial needs."
However, despite many traces, they were unusually vague and hard to distinguish.
