Blacktail Deer Plateau PACKTIVITY — Then the quiet explosion

Last round. Thanks to those who actively participated, especially the small handful of you that hung in there all the way through! :)

It came as no surprise when Dante and Lasher proved to be the heroes of the hour, quickly selecting a doe and then closing in on her from either side. Noticing the development, Peregrine quickly darted to the left, letting the rest of the herd scatter away into the forest. He joined the effort to drag the doe to the ground by leaping at her hindquarters, his jaws clenching around a mouthful of her haunch as he stiffened his neck and dragged all his weight downward.

Moments later, the doe lay dead at the wolves' feet and Peregrine stood over the carcass, eyes flicking between his fellow killers. He planned to howl for the rest of the pack to join them, then decided it wouldn't do to make the guests of honor come to them. No, he wanted to present the kill to them instead. He motioned for Fox, Dante, Lasher and the others to take up positions around the doe's body and begin dragging it back through the wood.

When they arrived back where the other wolves waited, Peregrine released his grip on the carcass. He caught his breath, then set to work. Keeping the others at bay with warning growls, the Alpha male severed the doe's hind legs. He then retrieved the liver and other choice organs from inside the body cavity and set them aside.

Plucking up one leg, he presented it to Hawkeye with a deep bow of his head. He then padded back, grabbed the other and offered it to Saēna. The Alpha male bowed to her as well, then fondly ruffled the patchy fur beneath one of her lovely indigo eyes. "Without you, Osprey wouldn't be here," he said to them. Finally, Peregrine retrieved the organ meat and plopped it messily in front of Osprey Jr., whose forehead he kissed. "Welcome home, baby girl."

With the presentations complete, Peregrine faced those who were surely eager to join the feast. Taking a position at the doe's anterior, he took a single hearty bite to stake his claim as the pack's leader. He then growled, inviting the others to join him as he ate in celebration of all his loved ones.