Sawtooth Spire Animal instinct

Don't worry! Sometimes life steals our RP time... Take me as an example!

The time Aariak didn't have to spend looking after the pups, which was actually more than he'd like, was usually spent gaining back the strength he lost during the time alone after the storm. Aariak used to be a force to be reckoned with, and although he still was large, he felt weaker. He did not like to feel weak.

His usual work-out routine included hunting small game, which was always a good chace; and after that he would practice his fighting technique. But that morning he'd been having trouble with finding small game. Instead, the male found a herd of deer, mostly does, grazing close to the forest's edge. At first he didn't notice his pack-mate watching, but when his scent reached him he looked around to find him crouched, seemingly hesitating about going for the chase.

Silently, Aariak crowled towards him, making sure not to be seen by the herd, but something was suddenly wrong. Aariak stopped mid-way and turned his head to watch the deer, which seemed nervous, and sniffing around, he noticed there was another predator. And then the deer went off.

A cougar had been quicker.

Aariak barked at the dark male and decided this was an opportunity they could not let go. He took off after the herd, which ran, unknowingly towards the wolves. He picked out the weakest of them, which was the same both Savik and the cougar had laid eyes upon, and chased after her. He would never make the kill alone, and Savik wouldn't either. They needed eachother.