Duck Lake Splash Duck Splash

Other hunter's success was Esma's failure. Inkeri's sudden move, the whirl of wings, splashes and quacking ducks happened all at once, scaring the girl so that she left the spot and bolted for the bushes that... were not there. She got tangled in the tall grass and reeds, fell face first in the mud and water. By the time she had got back to her feet again, the other wolf had finished their hunt. A prize by their feet and victorious look in their eyes. 

For a brief, mad moment Esma felt like a prey herself - would she become this wolf's next kill? But something about the other demeanor made her ease up a little. She raised herself from the half-crouch and shook her coat. Then turned to face the stranger again and enticed by the smell of warm blood, her gaze turned to the duck and she realized, how very, very hungry she was.