Verdant Basin rectifier

The smell had been masked by the stillness of the herd before, but now that they were on the move, Kavrak picked up on the sweet smell of illness. She lifted her head and scented the air, veering away from the young male toward the herd's center. The sick animal remained near to the heart of the herd, where it might not be as easily detected. Given enough time and enough running, the herd would outpace an ill animal, but desperation drove them to try to mask their weakness. Unfortunately for this one, the sisters simultaneously picked up on it and Kuasak singled it out.

The doe kicked out at Kuasak and Kavrak instinctively flinched, but threw her lean weight forward in a full gallop. While Kuasak fell back to avoid the kick, the black-haired yearling rushed in and gnashed her teeth at the sick animal's flanks. She could smell its panic and its sickness, blended together in a sharp and acrid smell that made her mouth water. This one was still too strong for the pair of them though, so she ducked away, running alongside it only to spend a little more time wearing it down.

This one would die by their teeth once the boys caught up to them, that was a promise.