Honeyed Pasture Antlers and Hooves

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Heph nodded, she turned over his words in her head for a little while. It was probably true she would have applied herself more if her pack had come to her with such an offer but it was long past and she was happy with where her wandering trails had led her in the meanwhile. Turning her attention back to the conversation at end she responded easily, while she appreciated him taking the larger risk as they hunted for his pack she would have been willing to be the bait and trust in his own skills to bring the creature down. "I would not mind, but I'll concede you'll make much more impressive bait than I." There was a teasing tone in her voice but she returned his smile and nodded her readiness to descend on the creature below. The kindness in his gaze struck her but it was welcome companionship on the hunt. She resolved to return it as best she could, hopefully before the caribou could injure him at all.

He bolted down quickly, and the caribou noticed him, swinging her antlers. In its frenzy as it turned towards Rodyn it could not see Heph as she used the downward slope to her advantage, covering the ground more quickly than she could have anticipated. As the doe shifted forward to swing her antlers Heph targeted her other back leg, darting in with abandon and using her weight and her grip on its leg as she pulled away to deliver a sickening crunch on the bone. The doe struggled to stand and Heph darted around to reposition and bring it down, darting a glance towards Rodyn to see how he fared and ready herself to attempt to bring down the doe.