Sun Mote Copse Promises Kept

Giana accepted Ragna's leadership wordlessly, which struck fierce pride and confidence into her. The shieldmaiden struck out for where she knew the herd to be, slowing to predator's prowl when she smelled and heard them near. She circled them until the angle was right, then burst from the undergrowth. She trusted Giana to do as instructed and herded the bolting deer towards the river.

The tree line thinned and broke. Down the sandy bank the deer leapt, and the healthy among them were able to cross the river with little difficulty. Their target, the injured doe, became bogged down in the shallows, and Ragna was upon her within moments, closing around one of the doe's healthy legs and yanking it towards the shore.