Spectral Woods A Hunting We Will Go

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Arnaq was eager today. She was going to be heading out with Nalda. Arnaq padded around the den site for a few moments and began to wag her tail. She was very excited that Nalda was taking her out into the territory. Sure Arnaq headed out a few times to catch small game but she never ventured to far from the den site itself. She didn't enjoy being alone for very long and now that she was in a pack she never wanted that feeling to creep itself up into her again.  

 

The weather was better than it had been, at least it wasn't raining. The sun came out in certain places but there was still grey in the sky. The ground was muddy from the rainfall over the last few days and she hoped she wasn't going to make a fool of herself, but that didn't last very long as she bounded into the trees waiting for Nalda to join her, she tripped on a log and took a tumble face first into a large puddle of mud. "Well isn't this just a great way to start off."

 She huffed and stood up, well at least nothing but her fur was ruined and the taste in her mouth filled with that dirty muddy water. "Yuck." She ran her tongue over her fur to get the taste out of her mouth. Well this was going to be a great way to start off the day wasn't it. Sitting on her haunches she decided it was better to just sit and wait upon the older wolf to arrive. 

(This post was last modified: May 05, 2017, 09:29 PM by Arnaq.)

"Don't go shouting out loud that you're claiming the crown" The world had gone from cold to wet, the melting snow joined by heavy rainfall, both leaving every spot of barred ground slippery with mud. Nalda wasn't sure it was an improvement. Her fur was a permanent mess, hairs spiked together with moisture, paws more brown than white. It was limited how much time she could spend trying to clean herself, especially today. Adding to her already great mood, she had been saddled with the newbie, some kid Aponi had taken pity on and made the packs lowest. Apparently she was rather useless, and Nalda had been tasked with changing that; Just what I needed… But she wanted to please her aunt, and show some degree of interest in supporting the pack. So she'd accepted the duty. She just hoped this girl wasn't a complete waste and they would actually be able to catch something; Or this will all just be a complete waste of time! In preparation for this day of sociality, the dark wolfess had spend the night alone, sheltered from the rain by a small collection of reddish rocks that she had used several times before for the same purpose. It was more than enough that she would likely be holding this kids paw all day, there was only so much mingling she could handle at a time. But now the time was up and she made her way towards the den site, folding her face into carefully neutral features to hide her annoyance. Still a frown made it onto her feature as she arrived to find no sign of her charge, the wet clearing appearing deserted. Oversized ears flattened back, one corner of her mouth tugging down disapprovingly; Where is she?! If she couldn't even arrive on time then what good was she? A wet thud among the nearby trees drew her attention, paws quickly carrying her the short distance across the clearing and into the woods. There she found her missing charge, covered in mud pretty much from head to tail, having seemingly slipped in the stuff just moments before; How charming… But Nalda hid her distaste, offering instead a curt nod in greeting to the yearling, before turning to move swiftly towards the borders, voicing a simple: "C'mon." They had a lot of ground to cover if the hoped to track anything down in this weather. Word Count: 392 Thoughts "Speech"

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(This post was last modified: May 07, 2017, 09:51 PM by Nalda.)

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Arnaq was covered in mud and she huffed as she tried to lick some of it off. It was not going to be any use. She wondered if she would be covered with this stuff for the rest of spring. A pout on her muzzle as she looked up and saw Nalda. 

 

Nalda offered the yearling as simple nod of her head and the turned taking off into the trees calling her to come after. Stumbling over her paws for a brief moment, Arnaq took no time in catching up with the older wolf. She loved to run after all. She darted around the trees zooming in and out of them for a several paces before reprimanding herself to stay on point. She was going hunting and she needed to be focused. 

Falling back into line with Nalda she forced herself to stay a few paces behind her, letting her take the lead as was her right. Arnaq was the lowest in the pack, she didn't have the luxury of goofing off like she just did and she was sure she would be yelled at for it. "Where are we headed?" She asked as the forest seem to pass them by. The scent of the pack was becoming faint the further they went. Were they leaving the territory to go hunt? She hadn't left since she arrived and she wasn't sure she wanted to step beyond the borders, but again this wasn't her show or choice. 

"Don't go shouting out loud that you're claiming the crown" Sheesh this girl was a piece of work! Golden eyes traced her as she raced ahead, running around like some pup without care for direction or decorum. Nalda rolled her eyes again, sighing heavily as she put her nose to the ground, searching for trails as she moved slowly through the underbrush. When the yearling finally seemed to regain her sense – As much of it as she has – and came back to her superior’s side, the question was enough to make her grind her teeth in annoyance. She continued onward a few more steps, still sniffing the ground, then finally raised her head, turning it vaguely back in the other’s direction. “Out where’is more open,” she answered, curtly, flaring her nostrils; “An’stinks less’o’ wolf.” Then she returned her nose to the ground and resumed her trot in a general southern direction. There was no chance of going at something larger; Not when I’m settled with… THIS. So she concentrated on scents of smaller prey, following the freshest trails as the trees started to thin out. Slowing her steps as they neared the clearing, she hunkered down, sweeping the land with her eyes as she searched for what she’d scented, grinning to herself as she caught sight of feathers. Without turning, she hissed at her companion: “No’you stay quiet if y’want’ catch an’thing.” Her gaze remained on the pheasants, picking their way along the tree line. This would require perfect timing. Word Count: 240 Thoughts "Speech"

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Arnaq quieted down as they moved through the trees, her steps following almost identically into the prints in the mud as she followed behind Nalda. "That makes sense." She whispered. She copied Nalda, her nose breathing in the scents of the area. Her eyes scanned the area, looking around them. 

When Nalda stopped so did she, when she hissed at the young wolf, she dropped to the ground, her eyes scanning for what Nalda saw. It took her a moment or so before she picked up the pheasant's moving around the brush. She crawled along as Nalda skirted the trees. Arnaq was excited. She had tried to hunt these fowl before and had never actually been able to bring one down. 

The chance was here now and she tried to stop her tail from wagging softly behind her. She watched Nalda, skirted around a tree trunk, staying out of sight from the prey but enough so that she could watch for a signal from the older wolf. She didn't want to mess this up. She knew that the she-wolf had more experience and she wanted to learn all she could. She stayed where she was, she wasn't sure if she should flank or wait. They hadn't quite spoken about tactics. For now she would stay put watching and waiting as she tried to control her tail from moving at all.