Redtail Rise High Risk, High Reward

Many things happened at once. In the end, Wanderer was left confused.

Too many adults attempted to herd the youngsters at once. Wanderer was prepared to heed Augur and Masquerade, only for Ancelin to come between her and the elk and Lilia giving a call and a growl that suggested frustration. In this, Redtail Rise was not acting as a cohesive pack, but several young adults pulling the reins of the hunt in different directions with Augur caught in the middle. Wanderer recognized this as both foolish and dangerous, and it was indicative that the destabilization of the pack had not fully settled yet.

It was to Masquerade she rallied, for her sibling went for the exact target Wanderer herself was contemplating. The other adults all signaled for the juveniles to fall back, some doing so while risking their own lives at the forefront, but with her head in a muddle from mixed messages, Wanderer chose to go with her gut. She skirted around Riley and Avicus and went for the hindquarters, narrowly dodging a kicking leg and sinking her teeth in deep while the elk was preoccupied with Lilia at the head.

She might be young, but she knew exactly what she was doing. She was a born hunter down to her very bones. She tore away with a sizable chunk of flesh, leaving another bleeding hole alongside Masquerade's. Her heart pounded in her ears. Soon, even a stalwart bull elk like this would attempt to flee, and deep bleeding wounds would be crucial in slowing it down when it did.