blooding the hounds of hell - round six

Round Three will end Wednesday, September 2nd.

his party became larger than he intended with the contrite appearance of eilidh and constantine. lasher shot the pair a glance of vague annoyance, but his attention was summarily recaptured by the elk, who had begun a slow amble away from the hidden wolves. it would be folly to direct his children toward dante's group; he looked to see that the skilled leader had swung wide in anticipation of lasher's strike.

gathering his hindquarters beneath him, lasher sprang from the long grasses, the wind sweeping back across his fur, dragging at his pelt to display the musculature beneath. the herd spooked, lunged away from the pursuing wolf. his eyes were fixed upon the cow, but he glanced 'round once from her to note the position of the bull with his savagely tined antlers.

the cow bellowed, calling to her peers as their pace increased and her own could not meet the speed's demand; she began to lag behind her fellows. taltos followed fervently at her side; soon they would be to the juncture where dante lay in wait, and there surely they would cut her away from the herd, and began the killing blows.