Moonstone Quarry like a stone

thank you for starting, and for backdating before arct gets whumped <3

arcturus was one of the beasts along the slope, his shadow cast in a black beam before him. he had followed the scent of a doe here, and now, hunkered under the camoflauge of a boulder, the beta measured the scene before him.

several deer, their scent faded and at least a day old. he scratched curiously at the surface, trying to discern which were male or female. by his estimate, they were mostly doe -- but the scent of a buck pervaded somewhere.

he heard the clattering of scree somewhere above and looked around, catching sight of a figure in the distance. the glare afforded him a poor view, so he turned and looked upon her neutrally, but ready unless she proved hostile.