Duck Lake what do you see

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Goldry chuckled and he looked back down the hill again. His ear flicked and he glanced at Aguta, but he canted his head and said nothing. The soft evening breeze blew into his face, but the pronghorn's strength was sight and his position on the hill was a bad one. Dusk had fallen upon them, however, so although it was a risk to descend, their chances of sneaking down were good.

The field panned out below the hill for several feet before a shallow gully cut across it. All three pronghorn were on the other side on a small slope in front of another deeper, wider gully where quaking aspen grew. Beyond that was a knobby hill. Pronghorn needed space to run—they'd be at a distinct disadvantage in the trees—so they would likely run along the length of the grove before striking out toward the hill.

"Don't get too close to them," he said at last. "The buck might charge if you do, but that doesn't matter. More likely, they'll panic and run. They're too fast, even for you." He looked her up and down, looked at her long legs, and gave her a short, lopsided grin.

"I'll follow that gully—" He nodded at the shallow ditch just past the hill, "—and sneak around them to that hill over there. The one behind the trees.

"You cross it. Keep an eye on me, but don't do anything until I get to that hill. Keep your distance, and don't try to hide. I want the pronghorn to see you. They're tired, and that middle one's injured, so they won't run. You'll be my diversion."

He paused, exhaled sharply. He narrowed his eyes a bit and twitched his tail.

"When I get there, I won't give you any signal. Just start running at them. Stay at an angle and push them toward the trees. Don't press too hard or they'll break into top speed. I'll jump out at them when they get close. At that point, they're only option will be to jump into the grove. They could try to dash between us, but the injured one won't be able to accelerate quickly enough to escape. That's when we strike."

He looked at Aguta, his eyes flashing to green in the dimming evening light. "Got all that?"