Haunted Wood Placing bait

One by one four of the children came out. Famine was the first and he watched the well fed child slowly lower himself to inspect the rabbit by nibbling. Tail rising upward he went to nudge the boy away to wait for the others before Lithium showed up gaining his attention by politely looking to him. To the familiar girl he gave a friendly sway of his tail "Wait just a moment" the words were said calmly as he lifted his gaze to see Conquest come out to inspect the rabbit more politely than her brother had. This had his smile growing and he nodded to her, tail still wagging while held upright to signal he was in charge despite his current gentle demeanor. Just as he was going to speak he spotted Valium and immediately felt a wave of surprise followed by strong warmth as he spotted the soggy mainly destroyed pinecone. It was a moment that passed by as the rabbit was spotted by him too and the pinecone was tossed aside. Smiling still he took the question with surprise at the forward nature of the boy "This is a rabbit. It's food" as he answered he realised Valium was staring at Famine and watched startled as he commanded the other child to stop eating the rabbit and then went to bite. Valour growled sharply and moved forward trying to cut off the attack and yank the rabbit from their reach. "Valium you won't get to earn a piece if you're mean to Famine" the words were sharp but he gave Valium the kindness of a slow wag to show he wasn't being mean himself. Turning to Famine he said gently "He's right to wait. You can't chew through that ear anyway" then he turned to the girls seeing as they had been polite the entire time and motioned them closer "I'm going to show you the end of a hunt. How prey becomes food" before he could get their reactions he gripped the rabbit by the throat and broke it with a sharp yank the crack filling the silence his words had left. The rabbit twitched and then rapidly faded, going still and dying neatly and quietly in front of the pups. "Now I want you guys to grab it and tug it apart. Work together" he commanded it and stepped back to allow them to go at it together, praying no fights would break out.