Dragoncrest Cliffs free at last, free at last

Based on this roll. PP with permission.

They close in on the deer together on either side of it. It doesn’t take long to realize its mistake as the distance shortens, Bobby coming out a little ahead to snap at the back legs. Not quite enough, Thuringwethil surges forward to get ahead and run along, waiting for the right moment to latch on to something and bring it down. They have to fight through a few redwoods but end up on the other side of another clear.

The deer is jerked back by a bite from Bobby, managing a good chunk to force it to stumble. Its head sways in her direction to hit but she slows down, trying to avoid it, but the collusion is unavoidable and she stumbles a little. A second bite by her son causes the ungulate to hit the ground but bounce up and Thuringwethil is able to recover the space lost and lunge when it thinks it’s free, still slowed down by the large male. Teeth snap forward, growling and hooking around the lower portion of the neck. Teeth sear into tender flesh, jugular pulse beating in her mouth as she tears the vessel and blood pools into her mouth.

Bobby is able to get a better blow in the abdomen, using teeth and claws to drag it to the ground and do most of the work to finish him off. Thuringwethil shakes her head roughly by the time it hits the ground, tearing away flesh and tendon from the neck, muzzle coated in fresh, bright red blood. Licking her lips she turns to the boy with a pleased grin on her face and a stomach rumbling with hunger.

Together they share the meal in silence, simply enjoying the win in their favor, and returning what is left to a cache near hougeda.