Dawnlark Plains Duties, duties, and more duties

Laika's ears twitched at his question and she nodded in response. Before she could open her mouth to make sure he knew her answer, he had taken off again to catch the bird. She smiled and trotted after him, getting in position to leap at the bird if all else failed.

Apparently, all else failed because Esaro leapt as if he expected the bird to take flight. Instead, the pheasant ran straight out from under him. Fortunately, Laika was in position and shot out of the bushes as the bird rushed past. She sprinted after it as the terrified animal darted as fast as it could. She took a leap of faith as she left the ground and landed on the bird, flipping over from the momentum and snapped it's neck quickly.