Emberwood then you might see your shadow

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There was a certain darkness that enfolded the young creature even though he was in a forest of brightness. He shook himself and rushed, almost blindly to a nearby stream. A small one but it would suffice and after drinking he dove in. Sure in his abilities that he would not drown. The cold water swirled around him, soaking his agouti fur and weighting it down. A moment later, he crawled back on shore and somehow managed to find the strength to shake his soaking pelt. Droplets of water mixed with blood flew in all directions until he decided it was enough. Now the only thing that was truly bothering him was his hunger.

It gnawed at his belly when he walked, when he rested, when he ran, when he did anything at all. And he felt it was time for it to be filled, the question is, how was he going to hunt anything at all when the wounds on his body were dripping readily? Surely that smell along would alert any prey nearby, but as his brother always told him, at least you tried. Rising to his paws gracefully, he sniffed the air and almost immediately found the scent of a rabbit. Keen sea green eyes spotted it and crouched down, tail still and held just above the leaves. He moved forwards as far as he dared to before bunching up his hindquarters and leaped. The rabbit didn't even have a chance when his fangs sank into its windpipe, the life leaking out of its body quickly.

Grabbing the limp body in his jaws, he trotted over to the stream and leaned on a nearby tree. Slowly he began tearing into the flesh of the rabbit and swallowing it quickly, somehow he was not eating like a pig yet despite the hunger that tore through his stomach. Instead ate gracefully if that was even possible.