The most commendable of attributes as put to the test as she stood in wait for others to heed her siren. Seconds since the summon faded painfully to minutes, and she dared not ponder the torment of an hour evolving. Each minute lost was an advantage to the harem, pulling them further away from thirsting jaws and keeping barren stomachs gaping for another day.
Truly, she had a mind to lift her muzzle once more, but paused when a glimpse of movement caught her eye. Scowling visage smoothed gradually as familiarity came forward. All darkness and gloom as a storm growing in the distance but not without an allure that coaxed a fragile waver of her tail in greeting. A word was not necessary, as the contact between bi-colored hues and brimstone proved enough to convey their acknowledgement to the other. A quiet acquaintanceship she had come to recognize and enjoy.
And though the fiery eye had turned from her, her sights remained fixed on him to assess his stature. She knew him to be large and thick furred, if only by their initial encounter. But all else was a mystery at best. His legs looked stable, able to carry his own weight, but could such bulk be skillfully thrown into their quarry? Was there enough energy in his body for a successful takedown? Her nose quivered in earnest. All the questions as they surfaced in her mind remained unasked, though she imagined the impatience leaking her tautly drawn muzzle told all. At least until the steps of another was heard.
Her head shot around to its source baring a scowl as per usual. Neither welcoming visage nor distasteful mask adorned her. Only the distant expression she offered to near all. This newcomer was male, and worse for wear as the pair of them. Though she immediately noted with some relief his size to complement the two already present. Two large males however weathered in body were a force to be reckoned with, and while her own was not the contending physique it was made to be, it could endure a great deal. And there was stamina on her side.
They could take a doe at the very least.
She tipped her muzzle to the new male without a word though would part her lips when addressing the other. "It is a small harem..." she informed him. "Can you track?" |