Dusk fell as Evening rose to her paws and crawled out from under the protection of a very large tree, under whose roots she had been napping since dawn. Now it was the time for exploration and hunting. Summer was still in its early stages and it wasn’t exactly warm here, but she knew it would be possibly unbearably hot soon in the middle of summer, so she was enjoying these cooler temperatures while she could. The good thing about summer was that smaller prey animals were in abundance now. That would make hunting a lot easier, potentially, since there would be more to choose from. She’d had bad luck hunting recently, so she was hoping for at least a rabbit or something to sustain her for the moment. She was losing too much weight and was afraid she might have to come groveling to the borders of some pack soon if she could not catch food for herself.
She stretched and then meandered about the forest, rather enjoying this place. She could hear the sounds of many smaller creatures skittering about the undergrowth and bent her head to take in any smells nearby. She followed the scent of a rabbit back to its hole. It was not there, inside, but nearby, eating. It sat bolt upright at her approach and stared at her. She stared back. There was a tense silence for a few seconds, and then the rabbit took off with lightning speed, Evening close behind. Alas, she could not catch the creature, her lack of energy being her ultimate downfall. She watched dejectedly as she finally gave up the chase and it disappeared into the rapidly failing light. Another night hungry unless she tried again. She sighed, sitting down, and waited for her energy to return.
She stretched and then meandered about the forest, rather enjoying this place. She could hear the sounds of many smaller creatures skittering about the undergrowth and bent her head to take in any smells nearby. She followed the scent of a rabbit back to its hole. It was not there, inside, but nearby, eating. It sat bolt upright at her approach and stared at her. She stared back. There was a tense silence for a few seconds, and then the rabbit took off with lightning speed, Evening close behind. Alas, she could not catch the creature, her lack of energy being her ultimate downfall. She watched dejectedly as she finally gave up the chase and it disappeared into the rapidly failing light. Another night hungry unless she tried again. She sighed, sitting down, and waited for her energy to return.
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back to the years of loo-lee-lie-lay - by Evening - June 28, 2018, 08:39 PM
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