Blackfoot Forest I'm Holding Out for a Hero

Super sorry for the long wait had a laundry list of IRL events take place. Reviewing this thread it seems like those Goats popped up out of nowhere. Haha. I'll try to encompass a bit in this post.

He was giving her an opportunity right on a silver platter, she merely needed to take it. A part of her thought that this was too easy, that she could have done this far before now. But she couldn't keep thinking like that. This encounter wasn't over. She still had to prove herself and the challenge Reyson laid out for her was that of the hunt. She wasn't particulary gifted in hunting, but knew how to hold her own. With the light dwindling more and more from the sky above she thought to use this to her advantage.

The goats were in a small grouping. A ram, two females, and one that appeared to be younger, but wasn't quite as young as a small kid. After gazing over at the herd, she looked to Reyson and nodded her head accepting his challenge, and she began.

She lowered herself to the ground and rotated in a wide circle around the herd to get a better vantage point. The wind was slow and her prey remained unstartled. The younger individual would be the easiest target as it stood out from the rest, but this was her chance to prove herself and thus she set her eyes on one of the females. The ram, she thought would be too daring a target on her own.

She remained locked onto her targets and was unfazed as the forest around her began to awaken. Suddenly the wind picked up and blew through the tree tops as they rustled and ghostly whistling rushed through the trees... Not in Paeon's favor. Her scent was picked up and the goats lifted through heads in her direction hesitantly. They did not immediatly bolt and she suspected they had not yet spotted her as they slowly back away from her hiding location.

Darn. Paeon thought to herself. Catching them off guard was going to be her best bet. Goats were fast, but also feisty. Then, on the opposing side of her prey a cry came out. A loud echoing chant from within the forest spooked her prey straight for her. With the ram in front she rolled out of the way. She was surely found out now, but she couldn't give up. This could be her only shot.

She lurched upward and began to chase the rest of the herd. All around the cries seems to echo about causing her prey to run from her but also take impulsive turns through the trees. Their movement was hard to follow and though she had a decent time keeping up, she wasn't gaining ground on her target.

This wasn't good, she couldn't come up empty-handed and she knew that in regards to stamina she would not outlast them. She needed to think... That's when she widened her lens and saw that the smaller goat was lagging behind. It was not the prize she wanted but in this chaotic race she must walk away with something. Straying from her intended course she veered off to the side and aligned with the lagging goat.

Once close enough she bit at its heels and pulled back momentarily as it kicked its back legs into the air. Closing the distance again she reached for its back leg. She took hold, but it slipped out. However, it was enough to trip the creature and give Paeon the chance to clamp down on the back of its neck. With her weight behind her, she stood atop the kicking and flailing goat, biting down deeper onto its jugular until it stopped moving.

She stayed there for a few moments, clenching her jaw and huffing through her nostrils, before glancing back towards the direction of Reyson. It was even darker now, but she could still make him out. Her 80-100 lb kill resting on the ground beneath her, the cries of the forest still echoing.