Secluded Spring In the Zone

Pack life this time around seemed to be suiting her much better than it had last time. She had more if a desire to fit in and get to know the rest of her packmates. As long as she could visit her cousin she felt that she had finally found a home. While it wasn't Bella Coola nor was it by the water the other wolves were nice and she had Ishtar. She felt like she had finally found her place in the world and no longer had to move around aimlessly searching for something she now realized she would probably never find.

The sea wolf was content and all that she could do now was improve on what she had which was what brought the tasks Emrys had set her to mind. She'd been out traveling the land and meeting other wolves but she was sure there was more to this scouting thing than just that. Her sense of direction had certainly improved which helped her find her way home but what other places where there to explore and learn?

Those thoughts went through her mind as she followed the trail that she'd stumbled across only a short time ago. It seemed fresh and so she felt it might be worth it to see if it lead her to the rabbit so that she might bring it home. With three pups to feed they certainly could use the meat even if it only fed one pup. So on she went so busy following the trail she didn't notice another wolf not far from where she was.

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Yawning slightly as he stretched out from the nap he had taken, Ambrosia blinked away the sleep as he wondered what to do now. Maybe find something to eat then go on a patrol? Nodding to himself, Ambrosia begun trotting towards a well known trail-at least to him-thst often felt lucky for him, as he almost always find something useful to bring back for the pack.

Hopefully, this time it would grant him a rabbit or something to ease the hunger in his belly that was slowly raising its ugly head. Grazing his nose near the ground, attempting to catch a scent, he instead caught the scent of a packmate.

"Hmm," maybe they could hunt together and find something bigger they could take back to the pack? At least two months could catch more then one. Following the scent, he let out a gruff noise of greeting g so as not.to startle the woman in front of him.

Doing well for her pack was something she desired now more than ever so she worked toward a role as a scout. It was something she'd not considered before but she kind of felt like it suited her. It seemed Emrys had been right when he'd gotten her started in the path. The pups were getting bigger all the time so she expected she would need to get back out soon enough.

For now she was sticking closer to home and doing what she could for the pups and the pack. It surprised her how much she liked the children since she had always tried to avoid them back in Bella Coola.

The trail she found was certain to rustle something up so Nauja didn't hesitate to follow it. She was interrupted by a low gruff sound which brought her head up from the trail. She turned to see Ambrosia behind her which caused her tail to sway in greeting. “Hi Ambrosia, I was just hunting do you want to join in?” She asked the man cheerfully. She hadn't had the chance to really get to know him so now was a perfect time.

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Dipping his head in greeting as Nauja noticed him, Ambrosia stepped up to her side, flicking his good eye towards the trail she had been focusing on. When she offered for him to join her, of course he was more then happy to join her. There wasn't much else for him to do right now, expect to do a border patrol or to check on the mothers and their pups.

"I'd be glad to join you." Plus, this could be a good opportunity to get to know each other. They're barely interacted together and ambrosia figures it'd be better to know your packmates then not too.

Smiling lightly at her, he lowered his head to the ground, hoping that maybe there'd be a scent they could follow. Or at least, let him know what might have been traveling this trail.

After moment or two, he picked up on the faint scent of something, the musk of deer filling his nose, which could be good. If it was a injured or old animal, they stood half a chance of taking it down. Lifting his head and looking back at Nauja, he gestured toward the trail.

"Think there's a deer further down this trail. Might be a good idea to check it out at least?" He suggested.

The sea wolf wasn't expecting to have any company on her hunting trip but that didn't mean she was against it. While she usually did just fine on her own she was glad when Ambrosia appeared. Two wolves we're always better than one did he immediately invited him to join her in her hunt. Whatever they could bring down would be good for the whole pack and it would be even better if they could find something bigger.

A smile broke her dark face when he agreed, “Excellent,” she stated her tail swishing behind her. She didn't know the man well but she had always found him to be kind. Nauja didn't mind the chance to get to know him a little better, at least the way he hunted.

With that decided neither of them wasted any time to get started searching out their prey. Nauja put her nose to work as she checked for any signs that something for them to catch might be nearby. She wasn't aware of the scent that Ambrosia had picked up until he spoke about checking a trail for deer. Nauja shrugged before joining him. “Sure, we should check every where and hopefully if there is a deer down there it won't be too far.” The last thing she wanted to do was drag a large deer carcass home.

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“Hopefully,” Neither he or Nauja were particularly big wolves so to drag back a full grown deer would be something of a hassle, even if it were to be food for the pack. “Though it did smell a bit faded so it might be a day or so old at least?” And a herd of deer could travel far in a day, particularly if they were on the move for greener pastures.

Ambrosia would sweep his nose to the ground every so often, to make sure they kept on the right track. There were other smells, of smaller prey and the other wolves of The Notch of course. But the trail seemed to grow fainter and fainter as they went on, which made Ambrosia frown slightly.

“The trail’s getting faint, must have been washed out or it’s older then I thought.” He mused out loud, turning to Nauja with a slightly apologetic look on his face. “You got anything?”

While a deer would he idea to being back to the pack Nauja didn't particularly fancy just her and Ambrosia being the ones to drag it back. So if they did end up having to it would be nice if they didn't have to drag it that far. “We can investigate it and see what we find. Maybe drive it back closer to the notch before bringing it down.” It seemed the best idea and it would be even better if they could drive it right into the notch. Then all they would have to do is put it in the closest cache.

During their movements down the trail Nauja sniffed the ground for the trail of the deer her packmate had spoken of. She also looked for any other scents that might be promising since Ambrosia had said the one he found seemed a bit faded.

She had noticed what he voiced, “Then we should probably find something else?” Since the scent was growing fainter it didn't make sense to keep on the trail until it ran out. “I might just over here. This scent seemed stronger to her. It was rabbit but that could still prove a good catch. “It's not deer but maybe it will lead to a Warren and then we can bring back a couple rabbits.”

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A young deer has been separated from the rest of its herd. Hunt Opportunity

Ambrosia nodded when she suggested they go after the trail of a rabbit, thinking that they could find the warren.

"Better to try that, we might be more successful in a catch that way." He chuckled lightly, moving to follow Nauja as he too picked up on the strong scent of rabbit. A couple of rabbits, if that's what they could catch, would be easier to take back to the caches then a whole deer so Ambrosia was thankful for that.

A small movement caught Ambrosia's good eye and he froze slightly. A rabbit was staring wide eyed at him, obviously trying and hoping to hide by going still. Barely breathing, Ambrosia acted as if he hadn't seen it as he thought of what to do. It might not be the warren but it'd be a start if it could be caught. But it had already seen him so he had to be careful.

Deciding to simply go for it and see, because it was only a fw feet away, Ambrosia lunged for the rabbit, teeth bared. At the very least, it hopefully would lead them to its warren.

While a deer would have been better for the pack finding a warren would be good too. Especially if they could catch two maybe even three if they were quick enough.

“Yes, our chances might improve too if we can scare them before trying to catch them.” That way when they ran they would be disoriented hopefully making them easier targets. The more they talked about going after the smaller prey the more Nauja liked the idea. It would be much easier on the both of them.

When she saw Ambrosia freeze the sea wolf stopped too before her eyes landed in what had caused him to do so. Then she saw it a rabbit looking straight at them, this was a delicate situation. If only they could catch the rabbit they’d found it would up their chances of bringing more home than just the one. She waited for a signal from her companion.

She didn't get it as he went for the rabbit and Nauja didn't hesitate to run after him. She stayed as close as she could so that wherever the rabbit Led them she would already be there.

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