| these bad omens, I look right through them that's what you do when you love somebody |
TOWSER |
It appeared he would be the last to join the party, meaning neither of his parents were going to show – not that he had really expected them to, but it was a little daunting, his first big hunt without their supervision. He wouldn’t let the pressure get to him though, returning Atara’s nudge playfully, before focusing in on the instructions. This was far more complicated than any hunts that the boy had participated in before, his brows furrowing as he tried to visualize the split groups going for different targets. He noted that he’d be in the bigger group, along with Atty, which made him smile again. Then Finley asked about the details, and the other boy raised his large frame to volunteer for the takedown in his group. As a gangly not-quite-yearling, Mica couldn’t match his same size, and certainly not his weight, but none the less, he didn’t want to fall short of the older male and quickly blurted: “Me too, fer our group!” He wasn’t a fast runner anyway, and at least taller than both his agemate and Miriam; It makes sense… Thoughts ”Speech” |
Nadine had not given too much thought into what she would do with her life beyond this… she found hunting to be relaxing, and productive… with no conflict to mediate or monitor as she’d done at home, there was something else that needed to fill it’s void and as she looked above, calculating strategy and organizing the hunt… she considered the fact that perhaps this was it. The question coming about made her offer a soft smile and a nod. “For each group the divisions will be based off strength. Those with the strongest jump will be on the ambush, while the others shall take up the chase.” She had considered posing it the other way, but figured one was easier than the other in terms of the wide variety of age and capabilities they saw.
Young, and still much to learn about running a hunt… it was as much a learning experience for her as it was for those around her.
Towser and Micaden stepped up, volunteering for the ambush and she would offer them nods, motioning with her head. “I shall join the ambush of my group. Everyone else should chase.” It would allow Towser a good shot at the injured deer, while two wolves to ambush the larger… a stumble would do them quite well should they time it just right.
She herself would begin to move off to the side, allowing the others to follow suit.
Miriam remained happy go lucky, content to simply follow the flow without too much of a fuss. She listened to the conversation between Finley and Nadine, simply nodding along as she positioned herself towards the foot of the bush, her eyes on the herd and her own target within it. She would be chasing, and she spotted the limp that denoted the injured deer that was to be her target.
“Ready?” She’d ask in a soft whisper, pausing for a few moments before she’d charge from the bush, driving towards it which began to spook the herd, moving it about as they began to scatter. It allowed their two targets to separate as well, the limping one slow in it’s escape while the other had a wedge driven between it and the rest of the herd, driving it away from the rest of it’s safety net.
She'd continued to push, more strategic than fast as she used cuts and angles in order to close distance where speed could not.
Instructions were clear, and though the woman was slightly concerned to be paired with Addison for chasing knowing how fatigued the child often was, she thought they could pull it off. The Smoke-Athesila girl had been part of successful hunts before,and maybe the leader would need to put in a little extra effort but their target was injured. They could do it, it just might not be the cleanest of endeavors. Smiling brightly at the man in their group she murmured, ”Thank you Towser.” It was probably for the best that she wasn’t on takedown, even if they had the weaker of opponents.
She waited for Addison to get to her paws before falling into position, green eyes looking over the herd until they landed on the injured deer. Nodding once, mostly to herself, she took a deep breath. She felt nervous about this go around, though she would do her best to not betray these emotions on her muzzle. She watched the opposite foliage closely to watch for Towser falling into place before asking Addison under her breath, ”You see it?” She wasn’t sure that she was ready for this, but here goes nothing.
| these bad omens, I look right through them that's what you do when you love somebody |
TOWSER |
As they launched into the hunt, she allowed her heart to thrum at a near uncomfortable pace in her chest. Her eyes narrowed as the deer was brought closer to her, and it was not long before she was lunging from the bush, her teeth barring as she snarled and leapt, aiming to sink her teeth into the injured buck’s shoulder and sink down, tasting the metallic but sweet taste of blood as the stag began to stutter, lashing from side to side. With any luck, they would be able to bring it down before Nadine was met with the wrong side of his antlers.
It would not stop her from being shaken about by the lashing of the deer’s head. Another show of her youth, proving she was not quite as experienced as other members of the pack might be. But there would be time to address that later.
Miriam continued to dig into the depths of her speed as she charged forward. Nadine launching onto the deer allowed her to catch up, bringing up the side as she launched forward at them. Her teeth sinking into a back haunch, narrowly avoiding a lashing out leg as it caused the deer to begin to stumble forward. Miriam could taste the sweet victory that would come with it. Excellent. It was exhilarating.
Blood filled her mouth and she bit down harder before releasing, stumbling out of it before running forward again to bite deep into the haunch this time, the creature falling more towards the ground with the combined weight of their group on it.
Sex: Female
