Sunrise Ridge Stop and Smell the Roses

Cheedo's third stop on her trip. Tagging @Piety for information purposes.

Once she'd left wild rye Cheedo had taken her time across the lowlands. She'd spent a day just thinking about if she should visit the Monadnock. In the end she couldn't help herself and had gone, walked the old paths and visited the old den. The tawny woman had even sat by Wraiths grave for a while speaking with him. It wouldn't have been right going without visiting. There were fond memories and not so fond ones. It had been nice going back but she also realized that she has moved on from that part of her life.

She eventually made her way out of the lowlands to an more forested area. The path she'd chosen had brought her to a meadow that seemed to he up on a rise. Entering it her eyes wandered to every part first checking to make sure it was safe and then to just admire the beauty. Deciding it would he a good place for a rest the tarn wolf found a soft patch of grass. She was just about to lay down when she caught sight of her dinner, a fat rabbit, and gave chase.

Cheedo wasn’t the only one who saw the fat rabbit.

Just when Namir had finally thought her luck was observing a noticeable uptick, she’d run into Vaken again. And whilst she couldn’t blame the other wolf for the fight, he did seem to be a damnable coyote magnet. It had soured her mood for days. Her empty stomach made it worse. So much worse, apparently, that she hadn’t even seen the other wolf until the young female had sprung at the rabbit from a right angle, and almost slammed into the tawny wolf for her effort.

The loner yelped in surprise, barely managing to not totally collide with the other female and keep her feet. Dirt sprayed everywhere as she scrambled.

“Shit. Shit! Where’d it go!?”

Feel free to decide if Namir/Cheedo crashed or not! Namir avoided a full-frontal crash, but up to you if there was a glancing blow or tangled limbs or something.

A warren of rabbits is hidden under a nearby tree. +3 Health

She was so close to having her meal she could almost taste it. Cheedo didn't know that she wasn't the only one stalking the rabbit. She didn't see the other female until they had almost collided. The yelp had pulled her attention away soon enough she too could halt her movements in hopes that it would help to keep them from running right into each other. Thankfully the other had stopped just in time but ended up showering the tarn second in dirt. Also in the confusion she'd lose her visual on her prey, she was a little annoyed by all of this.

Right when the female spoke Cheedo was already looking around for where the rabbit may have gone. “I don…” she started to say but then noticed something.

Perhaps it wasn't a bad thing that they had lost the rabbit because they might be gaining more. “Over there,” she gestured with her muzzle, “I think it may have went there.” She'd noticed a Warren that would most certainly have at least enough inhabitants to feed them both.

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“Huh?”

It was all still a bit of a blur – a cloud of dust and dry grass, her head spinning a little bit. Namir shook herself out and followed the stranger’s nod, and then she say it. A whole nest of the damn vermin. Her heart did a strange little flip-flop in her chest. That would be plenty for them both, really, she wouldn’t even have to fight this woman for a morsel if their hunt was successful. She squinted at the base of the tree, hesitating to move in. Wouldn’t do to blow it just because she was eager.

“Think it’s gone one opening, or two?”

(This post was last modified: Aug 26, 2018, 07:04 PM by Namir. Edit Reason: open tag. )

All was not lost by the near collision with the other female. Cheedo had regained her composure quickly, something she'd learned to do living in her own for so long. The warren she'd spotted wasn't far and the scent of rabbit heavy in the air. They both could get very lucky and not have to leave this encounter with empty paws. A glance was given to the younger female who had realized what Cheedo was talking about after her initial confusion. “Oh, most definitely. They will have made an escape route.” That was something that the tawny woman was certain about. “I have an idea though.”

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Alright, at least she wasn’t crazy. Namir hadn’t done a lot of springing on rabbit dens (or any kind of rodent nest, for that matter), and gave the woman an appraising look. She looked well fed, at least, so either a pack wolf, or a very clever loner. Then again, she didn’t have much room to be picky about who was company, or who was calling the shots. After her empty stomach gave another unpleasant pang, the dusty female gave a short nod.

“Okay, ‘m all ears. What’s yer idea?”

As long as it wasn’t something totally insane, the lone wolf would be pretty happy to follow it through.

Living on her own for almost two years had taught her a thing or two about rabbits. They had become a prey she had become rather good at catching having had so much practice. She hadn't ever hunted them with a partner though so this she thought would be a new experience. She'd already thought the plan through before the younger female had agreed.

“Okay, so one of us will stay at the front and catch as many rabbits as they can as they come out. They will have to work quickly though because they will come out fast. The other will go to the back and make some noise to get them started. Then start digging at the escape burrow so they know the danger is still there and will go the other way toward the entrance,” she explained before pausing to give the other a chance to process it all.

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