Heron Lake Plateau Film the whole thing

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As the sun began to set, the prey began to move, and Niamh found herself tracking something highly unusual- a lone deer, which had tracks that led her to believe it was either injured or dying. The hoofprints were fairly large, but one foot, at least, seemed to drag through the very shallow snow. Niamh hoped that it was an adult, but not one that could run or fight her off if its leg was injured severely enough. It had likely left the security of the herd, or been left behind, as the weak would only draw attention to a herd of strong deer and this one was flagging quite a bit behind the rest- so much so, that it had seemingly given up on trying to follow along and had strayed straight into the line of danger, and past the Redhawks’ borders.

As with any trespasser, Niamh followed with the intention to cause harm- but in this case, she was also looking for a meal. Coyotes and foxes were generally chased, injured and sometimes killed if they’d trespassed enough or had stolen something, but a deer...This was a delicious opportunity, especially when it moved as though it had been injured. She trailed along, tracking its hoofprints and scent, drawing closer and closer to it until she caught sight of yet another set of tracks tagging along the deer’s trail- smaller than hers, but she knew the scent and followed it, pushing her pace a bit quicker so that she could catch up and assist in the take-down.

She caught sight of Rory’s profile moving forward in the distance- her lean hindquarters and narrow build, and even though her head was lowered as she tracked along, Niamh could still see the tips of her obscenely yet endearingly large ears peeking over her rolling shoulderblades. They were still far enough behind the deer that they were out of sight, and likely out of earshot as well, so she picked up a lope and approached Rory without having to worry about her footfalls attracting attention. She brushed her shoulder against Rory’s as she caught up with her, and assumed that she was likely tracking the deer with hopes of bringing some of it back to Tegan. Niamh appreciated the care she’d given Tegan; after all, he was her nephew now that she’d married Colt...Though she had yet to bring that fact up to him

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