flash agreed to go with her, which allowed a wide smile to dawn onto her features. already she was beginning to take note of all the outcomes— a while ago she herself had taken on a small goat along with falwasi below that cliff, so why wouldn't they be able to finish off a bigger one, since they had two?

she was greeted with a faceful of the emerald-eyed male's tail as he called out, "race ya!" Shaking her head as she regained her composure, the petite female bounded off towards divinum campi after her friend, laughing, her own tail thumping. "thanks a lot for that, lash!" the nickname made sense. flash. lash. he'd lashed his tail in her face.

it wasn't long before she reached the meadow. divinum campi seemed to stretch for miles. she stopped, the wind in her graphite-silver pelt, and scanned her surroundings for any sign of the herd. thankfully the deer'd seemed to have delayed in their voyages, so quickly crëyr's azure eyes zeroed on one particular deer— rather moderate in stature, if not just a tiny bit larger than average. she would have to aim high for that, if flash was to be by her side.

"hey," she whispered. "flash. is that one okay? it'll make some good food," the aspiring gamekeeper girl decided, gesturing towards their future prey with one lifted paw.

the tawny male did beat her to divinum campi, considering that'd he'd gotten a what, a fifteen-second headstart? she shook her head and smiled, before swivelling her ears towards flash to listen intently to what he said in response to her suggestion.

it was a surprise, to be honest, to still see herds lingering around the plains. it was winter after all, and most wouldn't be here by now. they would have gone someplace warmer. south. not this group, she assumed. and with that, they would make the best out of their opportunity.

the silver-graphite girl nodded at her friend's words. "that's a good idea. if we simply chase after it, it's probably gonna be a fifty-fifty chance, unless the doe's crippled or something." she paused, analyzing what she had left. "i think it's good if i pounce." crëyr turned her head to check on the shrubbery, close to the two wolves, who were a distance away from the herd. flash would be tailing the doe over a fair distance before she herself would leap at it. "those'll be effective for me to hide in. then you know what to do." she gave him a smile.

flash agreed to her, deeming it was a good plan, before announcing himself that it started right now. after a nod of encouragement towards her emerald-eyed friend, she slunk across the plain towards the shrubs, and concealed her frame within its brittle branches.

ready to leap anytime out, she waited, her eyes alert, her gaze fixated upon the herd, and flash picking his way behind them, stalking them. he would soon single the doe she had mentioned out, chase it towards this area and crëyr would then pounce.

her bright-colored companion gave her a nod, before one of the deers looked up, staring straight and spotting flash. he began to run, then, as the herd scattered wildly, but of course flash was fixated on the doe they had previously picked.

it veered either direction, but flash was sure to put it back on track. not long later it neared the grayscale girl, and she had only heard her tawny companion shout now before she leapt out of the shrubs, claws outstretched, to latch on the doe's back while flash was at its rump. flash was tackling their future meal, but he would require her help to finish it off.

the doe buckled, yowling at his herd, jerking its back to try unseat its two opponents. once it lifted its head, the sterling hunter made an ambitious attempt to tear at its throat, and managed to snag some meat off its neck.

flash seemed to have severely injured the doe. crëyr moved off its back for a moment, trusting that it didn't need to be bitten no more, and watched it as it limply crumpled to the ground.

when flash told her to get off and leave it to die on its own, crëyr rolled her eyes for a moment and shook her head. "no. do you really want it to die a slow, painful death? i'm gonna lessen the blow for it."

the doe was writhing, and momentarily the grayscale girl felt a pang in her chest. swiftly she stepped forwards and gave her the death blow, to end its pain, for it not to have a slow, torturous death. it was life, after all.

a grin fell upon crëyr's features, then. her blue eyes sparkling, she turned to flash, who looked slightly forlorn. that was usually something that happened after a hunt, but oh well. "good job, anyway. we won't be hungry tonight."