May 30, 2017, 07:45 PM
Dirge had been exploring the creature comforts of the Hollow for some time when the first grumble of thunder reached his ears. He gave pause, his head craning towards the leafy canopy only to find a vivid blue peaking through. The storm was still distant. Good. The forest offered plenty of shelter and it had been there that the trio of Winterhearts had settled in for the night. A day of rest was important and truth be told he did not get the impression that his siblings were keen on taking a grueling pace. It was good for him too, as he preferred to go about things leisurely himself.
Of course, his leisurely strides through that forest only served to waste time and the storm drew nearer. The sun became blotted out, the thunder more frequent. A shift in the wind revealed nothing to him and on it he heard no call for him to come back. His sisters probably hadn't roused entirely from their late nap and he was not about to begrudge them of being like lazy cats.
That was until he heard the deer call.
His leisure stride went to slinking through the tall grasses where the warm earth of the humid late spring stirred up more things of interest. Only then had he wished @Saor and @Nyx were in tow of him; one wolf had trouble hunting, but two or three made large prey more accessible. Not easier, but the odds would turn in their favor. He pushed ahead through the dense brush as silently as he could, only for the fawn to reveal itself ahead.
A cheshire grin split his face cleanly in two for a moment; he could hardly contain his pleasure. A fawn as young as that one would put up less of a challenge than an old doe or grizzled buck, provided it was truly alone. He lied in wait for long moments, eyes scanning through his nearby surroundings for a sign that more deer lurked in the woods, and instead found another wolf stumbling onto the scene.
That soured his mood. The other was much closer but his hesitation was clear and in a moment of seizing the opportunity, Dirge moved forward from his vantage point. The fawn would see him, as would the other wolf, but hopefully the former would be easier to deal with than the latter.
Of course, his leisurely strides through that forest only served to waste time and the storm drew nearer. The sun became blotted out, the thunder more frequent. A shift in the wind revealed nothing to him and on it he heard no call for him to come back. His sisters probably hadn't roused entirely from their late nap and he was not about to begrudge them of being like lazy cats.
That was until he heard the deer call.
His leisure stride went to slinking through the tall grasses where the warm earth of the humid late spring stirred up more things of interest. Only then had he wished @Saor and @Nyx were in tow of him; one wolf had trouble hunting, but two or three made large prey more accessible. Not easier, but the odds would turn in their favor. He pushed ahead through the dense brush as silently as he could, only for the fawn to reveal itself ahead.
A cheshire grin split his face cleanly in two for a moment; he could hardly contain his pleasure. A fawn as young as that one would put up less of a challenge than an old doe or grizzled buck, provided it was truly alone. He lied in wait for long moments, eyes scanning through his nearby surroundings for a sign that more deer lurked in the woods, and instead found another wolf stumbling onto the scene.
That soured his mood. The other was much closer but his hesitation was clear and in a moment of seizing the opportunity, Dirge moved forward from his vantage point. The fawn would see him, as would the other wolf, but hopefully the former would be easier to deal with than the latter.
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quarter after one - by Lysander - May 29, 2017, 05:04 PM
RE: quarter after one - by Dirge - May 30, 2017, 07:45 PM
RE: quarter after one - by Saor - June 01, 2017, 02:06 PM
RE: quarter after one - by Dirge - June 18, 2017, 03:45 AM
RE: quarter after one - by Saor - June 18, 2017, 12:20 PM