Hoshor Plains Bison Hunt 2 [Kaluktuk's Group]

If they missed a body or gained one, Raiyuk was unbothered. He was focused on the task set before them all: alongside Kyrell and Raelle, he snapped at the bison that turned their eye upon their brethren, or snarled when they tried to go to them. He ran among the bodies as quickly as he could to keep from being caught by a hoof or a horn, applying pressure as needed. It was a touch overwhelming to be among so many large bodies; Raiyuk had only ever hunted the seaside or the seals, and this was a far cry from what he had ever experienced.

He rounded upon a pair of bulls who seemed more agitated with the approaching wolves than before, and when a white streak came forward and began to throttle their target, Raiyuk was distracted. He did not know if this was part of the plan; how quickly were they meant to assail this one-horned bull? He saw Kaluktuk next, working one end of the hunter's line opposite Meylodi, and was further confused.

One of the beasts took notice of the young hunter's indecision and chose to thrust itself forward from the group, in to his path. The boy felt something clip his haunch and he buckled instinctively against the pain, but the force sent him out and away from the hunter's line, in to a surprised heap; it was lucky that the blow might bruise, and that nothing had broken the skin, but the pain of it and the sudden drop of Raiyuk in to the grass exacerbated the panic in the rest of the herd that witnessed it.

After a few seconds Raiyuk got back to his feet, but it was clear he was struggling to stand properly and favored his weight on three other legs, keeping it from the bludgeoned hip.