Dawnlark Plains bron-y-aur stomp

Gonna start the next round since everyone (Lav has gone to PPC & I am powerplaying Adi) has posted. Next round begins when everyone has replied.

He smiled to see Sunny take charge in his own subgroup, and noticed that Aditya seemed more than amenable to the young man's idea, giving him a nod of approval. Grayday had cast his lot with them as well, so Shale turned to Sorrel and Lavender, giving the former a gentle look as she came to his side.

"We'll chase the buck toward you folks, then," Shale said to the remaining quartet, flicking his tail as a signal for the girls to follow him. A couple paces ahead of the trio, he trotted toward the herd, head held high as his gaze narrowed, locking onto the buck. Several deer bleated in alarm at his approach, legs clicking as they scattered, but Shale only had eyes for their quarry.

"Get only as close as needed to scare him," he called to Lavender and Sorrel, voice carrying backwards on the wind. "Don't do anything you're not comfortable with, or would put you in needless danger. Let's get him!" With that, Shale let loose a ferocious snarl and launched himself at the buck, barking like mad.

As planned, the elk groaned and began to shuffle away, aiming a feeble kick to his rear. Shale was several paces away and felt no danger, and, drawing a bit closer, he growled, snapping his teeth near the buck's hindquarters. Drool began to pool in his mouth and slip from the corners of his lips as he thought of tearing into the animal's sweet flesh; with savage frenzy, he leaped, hoping to tear some off for a snack to savor.

His bite came up short, though, and he lost a bit of ground as he stumbled, barely catching himself in time to avoid going head-over-heels. Looking back at Lav and Sorrel, he grinned. "Almost there!" he panted encouragingly. They were getting closer and closer to the waiting group. . .