Silverlight Terrace Rain or Shine (I)

In the blink of an eye, silent static gave way to movement and sound as the pair of young wolves burst upon the herd and set it into motion. Like her cohort, Wildfire momentarily lost their target in the deer's initial panic. She planted her feet and squinted, amber eyes roving from moving target to moving target. There! she thought when she spotted the doe, nearly simultaneously with Floki. She saw him lunge toward her and Wildfire did the same.

Soon, they were right behind her, Floki snapping openly at the fleeing doe's ankles. Wildfire warily eyed another, larger doe to the immediate right of their target. It dawned on her that rather than focusing all her attention upon their chosen quarry, she could do her part to separate her by going after the others, such as this one. With a loud bark, the young she-wolf sprang toward the other doe, who responded by kicking into a higher gear. Ground opened up behind her, between her and their chosen prey.

It's working! Wildfire thought even as another ungulate suddenly cut across her path, causing her to rear and pivot just to avoid a dangerous impact. She yapped in surprise and the deer did an about face, leaping back in the direction it had come. The youth took a moment to recover from the startle, then galloped after Floki and their target again, her heart practically flying out of her chest when she saw that they had succeeded in singling her out from the others.