Just as he was putting his nose to something like the fifth flower he saw a small movement in the grass.  He wasn’t sure what it was since he didn’t exactly see what had made the movement but his curiosity so instead of thinking about what sort of bad things he thought it might be he decided to follow the scent.  That was enough to tell him that it was in fact a mouse that he was following and though he had recently eaten he thought it might be fun to have a chase.  It was something to take his mind off the many things that plagued him most of the time and have a little fun.

So it was he stuck his nose into the grass following the scent of the mouse as it traveled looking for he expected the same things that he usually spent most of his time looking for.

However he was not expecting to be knocked completely off balance by…well he wasn’t sure what.  At least not until he regained his balanced and looked around to see what exactly had run into him, he had run into, he wasn’t really sure which way it had happened since he had been so enthralled in the chase.  His gaze landed on the figure of another wolf, a female who was claiming that the mouse that he’d been chasing was in fact her snack.  Kajika gave his head a shake before speaking, “If you want the mouse you’re more than welcome to it,” he told her calmly, “I was just having a bit of fun and if you would like it would be my pleasure to help you.”  He had made the offer though he wasn’t sure that she would take him up on it but he knew that he didn’t need the mouse and if she did then he would help her since he wasn’t really one to not help another who might need it.

Finally she did speak offering him an apology, “Don’t worry about it. I was quite involved in the chase as well.  I hope that you weren’t hurt,” he stated kindly.  He couldn’t imagine that bumping into someone of his size, and he was rather aware of his size, could be very pleasant. He also wasn’t going to put all the fault on her either since he wasn’t really sure how it had all happened, that wouldn’t be very fair in his mind.

Kajika gave a nod of his head in agreement when she stated that the mouse was probably gone by now but she seemed to be taking him up on his offer which caused a smile to form on his lips.  “Of course it does,” he said in regards to the offer still standing,“ And perhaps we can catch something much larger than a rodent with the two of us working together.”  He wasn’t sure what they would go after but a small deer would be nice, he had been craving deer for a while now. “It’s a pleasure to meet you Des, I’m Kajika,” he introduced himself, “So where do you suggest we start in our hunt?”

“I’m glad that you weren’t hurt and as for your pride I am sure that a successful hunt can fix that,” he stated with confidence.  At least it always made him feel better when he was feeling particularly down.  “Yes I suppose he does but elk sounds a lot better than a little mouse not to mention more filling.”  It had been a very long time since he’d had elk, maybe an even longer time then deer.

Then she spoke about birds and inquired about whether he had ever hunted birds.  Kajika shook his head, “No I haven’t actually so I suppose that I will have to take your word for it but if you are willing to show me how to hunt them I would like that so that so that I can have the opportunity to try them myself.”  He did like the idea of trying something new very much.

“Lead the way.”  When she headed off in the direction of where she knew the pheasants to be he followed at a trot to keep up with her.  When she lowered her bely to the ground he did the same, “We don’t want to scare them before we have had the chance to catch one,” he stated in a low tone to match hers to show that he understood what she was saying.  He nodded though he didn’t think she had heard when she told him what to listen for his ears scanning the area for the sound. Thought about her question of if he wanted to give it a try first, “Maybe we both could go…better our chances?” he thought that if they were all together in a group and all tried to fly away when one of them came upon them it would be better for them both to be there so they wouldn’t lose their prey completely if one of them missed.

That said he followed her in a belly crawl once more in the direction where they would hopefully be catching their next meal.