HUNT: You literally couldn't get out of bed

This took much, much longer than I anticipated getting up; my apologies, guys. Life/work has stressed me out horribly. That said, I'm pushing this ahead a bit to get us rolling again and hopefully we can draw this to a close in a couple more rounds. This round ends on Saturday, August 23rd.

As they began to separate into their respective groups, Mordecai felt a surge of appeasement roll through him. Nary a question rose from the group, and while few hesitated where they would do best, there was a resolute decision in each of them. Now would be the time that they would learn to function together, and he hoped that they would all benefit and learn. In turn, he hoped that they would thrive and be prosperous. A smile graced his face as Sitri joined him, as he had still hoped for the aid from the scarred wolf from their times before. Creidne was offered a welcome nudge in return of her own, though Mordecai had yet to get to know her.

Once their groups had fully assembled and stood ready, Mordecai gave them all a firm nod. “We'll travel together until we've seen the herd at a distance, then we'll split for the hunt. They're most likely still on the move, so let's go,” he said, before turning and setting off for the general locale where he had last seen the elk traveling through. He kept a steady but swift pace, making his way through the slightly overgrown trails. He didn't worry about the noise they were generating this far out, though as they drew nearer to where the Ostrega had last spotted them, his pace slowed and quieted as well. Out there, he could smell them clearly, and no doubt in his mind the others would too.

Only minutes more passed until the herd of ungulates had been found. Mordecai wasted no time in catching Kaname's eye to see him off, before taking his own group and setting up on the back end of the herd. His eyes were less on the motley crew with him than they were the elk, trying to find which were suitable options, and which would just earn them a bucket full of trouble. In doing so, he gave the ambushing party time to set up. “Are you guys ready?” he queried softly, this time glancing to the wolves that had joined him. When he had ascertained their readiness, he launched from where he lurked in the brush and gave chase to the herd, hoping to drive them quickly into the waiting jaws of Kaname and his group.