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RE: Oh a hunting we will go - Narimé - Oct 09, 2014 [dohtml]
RE: Oh a hunting we will go - Titan - Oct 09, 2014 [dohtml] Titan mostly ignored whatever the women were doing behind him. Instead he focused on the scent of his prey. It was farther out to the middle of the field unlike all of the other deer moving near the edges between the forest and the meadow. He made sure to stay away from any other bucks roaming about the golden field and kept himself downwind of the majority of the herd. Luckily it wasn't horribly windy out.
The dark wolf felt Enoki come up beside him to take the lead once more, and grudgingly he followed. When she stopped dead in her tracks and stooped low enough for her belly fur to touch the ground, Titan tried to copy the movement. It was very hard for him to stay in this low position for long because he easily outweighed both Enoki and his mother. The extra weight put more strain on his legs and ankles than it did the two woman. As she spoke to him, the ear closer to Enoki tilted forward upon Titan's dusty black crown. He nodded in understanding while remembering how Nari had ordered the pack about during his first hunt for large game. She had made the fastest wolves go out first to split the deer from the herd and give it light injuries while steering it around. Then the next wolves who held great stamina were sent out to chase the deer, tire it, and worry the wounds given by the previous group. If possible the second group were to drag down the beast and slow it for the third group to catch up. Lastly the third group of strongest wolves help to take down the prey and end its life. Titan knew how the chase worked, but as he glanced to Enoki and Nari he wondered what strengths each had.
Titan knew that Nari could outpace most wolves even if she wasn't the fastest she wolf in the pack. As the dark lad looked at Enoki he could see a similar build on the ebony and ivory she wolf. Maybe she had some stamina too? Even if she was shorter than his mother and a bit smaller. Speed and stamina for her then... He pegged the piebald woman while thinking back on where to place himself on the scale.
I can run for a while and keep up with mom mostly, but most wolves can outrace me. My build is tall but lean with wide shoulders. So maybe I'm a strength and stamina kind of guy? His brows furrowed as he thought about his own strengths and weaknesses.
After thinking about wolf placement for the hunt Titan forced himself to concentrate on the doe. He couldn't see from his angle past a clump of grasses, so the dark wolf moved over a tad bit then looked.
"She kinda looks like she's just wandering around. Like she has nothing to do." Titan answered while watching the doe take slow lazy steps towards a patch of late blooming wildflowers. She didn't seem alert, or cautious of her surroundings at all. "There aren't any other deer anywhere near her. It's just the little doe. She keeps putting her head down as if she's smelling the grass." Titan described the scene to his superiors before glancing towards them wondering when it would be okay to start the chase. He was eager to head out. "So what's the plan?" He asked curiously while kneading the ground impatiently like a giant kitten. RE: Oh a hunting we will go - Enoki - Oct 09, 2014 [dohtml]
RE: Oh a hunting we will go - Narimé - Oct 11, 2014 Please skip Titan right here as I'll be PPing him in this post with Nari. Mostly because I don't have much to do or say until Enoki actually lets them loose upon the deer. XD -little post is little- [dohtml]
RE: Oh a hunting we will go - Enoki - Oct 11, 2014 Little post is so cute. You can go ahead and PP Enoki in your reply to go and give Titan his signal if you want. [dohtml] With all three wolves in agreement of their roles, the hunt would begin. "May the luck of the hunt be with us all." she blessed the trio with the common phrase of her homeland, nodding to each wolf in turn before she glanced behind her at the slowly rising sun, tensing her body and focusing her gaze on the target. Patiently she waited, waited for the precious moment that signaled the right moment to strike. Much like Titan had already began to do, her claws kneaded the ground beneath them in preparation and angst. Enoki loved the thrill of the hunt and the rush of adrenaline that coursed through her body from her excitement of it. The yearling doe was still unaware of what was about to happen, the last minutes of her life slowly ticking away one by one. Tick...tick..tick...tick.. The sound of breaking twigs broke the small expanse of silence that fell as the light of dawn broke just above the location the hunting party was located, giving Enoki the perfect moment to set things into motion. With the sun behind her, the light gave her a grace period of a minute as the light blinded the deer, allowing them to hear her coming, but not see her. The first doe gave the bleeting call of danger as her black form sped across the golden waves of grass towards her target, zigging her body to the left to run parallel at a distance from the young doe that now ran for the safety of the surrounding trees a hundred yards away. Quickly the distance between predator and prey declined, her hungry jaws snapping at the yearlings ankles the closer she got. Once closer still she let her teeth sink into the tender flesh of her flank, the muscle yet to harden fully from evading predators which came with age. Tossing her head back in, she gave another nip at her hide. A double gash now marked her thigh and the crimson liquid began to seep from the laceration. Pushing forward on a surge of speed and energy, she passed the yearling on her left side causing the doe to veer to the right and away from the direction of the trees. Exactly what she was hoping would happen. The yearling was becoming distraught and Enoki gave a firm bark to signal it was time for Narime to join in. Now the two woman would need to ware the doe out and let the injury to her rear thigh kick in. Right now the amount of adrenaline within the yearling subsided the pain, but the more tired she got the less likely she would be able to bare the pain as it came at her like a freight train and the loss of blood took effect alongside it. RE: Oh a hunting we will go - Narimé - Oct 14, 2014 [dohtml]
RE: Oh a hunting we will go - Titan - Oct 20, 2014 [dohtml]
Titan loped along after his faster hunting partners keeping tabs on what they were doing and keeping an eye on the young doe as she stumbled along trying to escape the wolves. Those satellite like black ears were alert waiting for his name to be called or some kind of signal from one of the two she wolves so that he could join in. However for now he concentrated on his pace keeping it slow and conserving energy for his part of the job. For his job, which included taking down the doe and giving her the killing bite, could be considered the hardest but most fun of the three jobs wolves on a hunt could get.
Despite being a healer, Titan was actually quite bloodthirsty. He had learned from his mother about the instinct to kill and the lust for blood that came with being a wolf. The young Thorben was adept at using those blood loving instincts to tear a part a carcass or kill smaller prey items. Now he had the chance to try those instincts out on a larger prey item.
His ears twitched as Titan heard Narime's call to him. The dark lumbering wolf picked up speed to catch up to the silver wolf and the deer who was being dragged down. Quickly moving around his tall mother and avoiding deer hooves, Titan then grabbed onto the deer from the opposite side of Nari and helped her to drag the animal down to the ground. His weight plus her own made that job rather easy, but once the deer was on the ground he had to get to the more important job of killing it.
In a swift movement as the deer struggled to get back up, the silver misted black male reached for her throat and wrapped his jaws around her jugular. With a disgusting crunch of his fangs Titan felt the warm blood begin to flow around his jaws. The red color painted his dark face and began to splatter his chest as the doe wheezed and fell forward. Her legs still struggled against the wolves, but her top half was held down by the two larger gray and black hunters who waited for @Enoki to join them. RE: Oh a hunting we will go - Enoki - Oct 20, 2014 [dohtml] As Narime came to join the hunt she allowed her pace to decline enough to conserve the last of her energy for later when she would help them bring their prize to the ground and allow Titan to end the hunt. The pink of her tongue began to peak between the points of her fangs as her jaws parted in a heavy pant, her sides and chest heaving with the strain of running while trying to keep herself breathing at the same time. Her amber orbs watched closely as the silver coated woman drove the deer hard, increasing the speed of the chase more and more which only caused the young doe to run slower and slower. Her rear flank was now nearly painted red from the crimson blood that continued to flow from the wound Enoki had given her before calling for Narime. The hunt would be over soon by the way things were falling into place. Slower and slower she ran, making it easier for Enoki to keep within a close distance as she trailed from the rear. Not long after the doe began to slow did @Narimé give @Titan the cue to join them and put the poor creature out of its misery. Off to her right came the lumbering form of the silver misted yearling, quickly closing the gap between himself and the woman just as his mother began to sink her teeth into the doe's hide and drag her down. The piebald woman pushed herself forward to help, but it was all over before she could reach the duo. With a sickening crunch that reached her ears she knew that Titan had done the deed, the rich metallic scent of blood lofting onto the airwaves. Finally catching up to them her teeth sank instantly into the spinal cord of the young doe and positioned her paws against it as she gave a mighty yank to break it, sealing her fate that much more as the tang of her blood once more found its way onto her taste buds. It did not take long for the creature to exhale its last breath and go limp beneath their combined weight, her legs ceasing to move. Releasing her death like grip on the spine she then used her tongue to expel the tuffs of fur that became lodged in her mouth, shaking her head to clear them from the corners of her crimson colored lips. Letting her gaze drift between her companions a grin pulled the blackness of her lips back, nodding to each in turn in silent thanks for their hard work. "You've done excellent, Titan. You should be proud of yourself for today. I know i'm proud of you." Leaning over she gave a quick nudge to the top of his crown before turning her attention to Narime. "And thank you for your help. It is much appreciated and please take what you would like. You deserve it." Her smile remained on her lips though she now returned to panting heavily. The hunt was a success. RE: Oh a hunting we will go - Narimé - Oct 21, 2014 [dohtml]
RE: Oh a hunting we will go - Titan - Oct 21, 2014 [dohtml] Titan let his breath come out in low growls as he hung on to the doe's neck. It wasn't until Enoki broke its back that he began to loosen his grip and lap up the blood spilling from the wound. It covered the ground and coated his cheeks, chin, chest, and parts of his belly before Titan stepped away from the mess. He grinned while throwing his head up and posing for Nari and Enoki. His smile widened as Enoki gave him a grand compliment. Jet blue orbs turned upon Nari's face as she smiled warmly and nodded to Titan in approval. The ladies stroked his ego as Titan postured over the deer and growled at it much like a pup might do to a mouse it had caught in the field.
Perhaps it was a bad thing that Titan was not at all embarrassed to be strutting around with his head and tail held high in front of not one, but two older woman; one of which was his own mother. However it was in a males nature to show off in front of ladies, even if Titan did not realize this himself.
"Thank you for taking me out on the hunt today Enoki, and mom... Thanks for coming over to help, that probably would have been harder had you not decided to come and aid us." Titan felt a little bad for speaking harshly to Nari before the hunt. He wasn't going to say sorry, but his eyes, calm gentle voice, and body held the hidden message.
Watching Nari choose her own spot, Titan then waited for Enoki to take her own place. Then finally he found a portion of the deer's belly that looked appetizing and began eating. He wasn't finished by the time Nari stopped and began gnawing off the whole back leg to take to a cache. Although she had mentioned Rory earlier, He knew that the little white pup didn't eat much. So most of the leg would be going to a cache someplace inside Whisper Caverns territory.
(fade for Titan) - permission given to ENoki to PP them leaving/caching food/whatever. :) |