Blacktail Deer Plateau Run free

Peregrine bore down and worried the deer's backside even as Rob bounded onto the scene, his jaws wrapping about the doe's throat and eventually wringing the life from her with a series of gruesome noises. Only when her body relaxed onto the snow did Peregrine release his grip, letting the carcass fall limp onto the forest floor.

Before even two seconds passed, Peregrine warned Rob away with a growl. He was superior in rank, so he had first dibs. He wanted the best cut of meat for himself. With that said, pride prevented the Gamma from taking anything besides a chunk of the doe's hindquarters, since that's where he'd sunk his own teeth.

After some maneuvering and tugging, he managed to separate one of the deer's hind legs, along with part of the hip. His ears flicked backward as he held the great shank of meat in his mouth and peered at Rob. They then lifted. Since he couldn't speak around the meat, this was his way of signaling, Okay, I've got what I want so have at it. He assumed that Rob was responsible enough to eat what he liked and store the rest, though Peregrine would surely revisit the site to make sure the meat was properly stored.

For now, though, he had a delivery to make. He exchanged a last glance with Rob, even waved his dark tail, then turned and loped away into the wood, leaving his pack mate to enjoy the spoils of their successful hunt alone.