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they meet their intended positions in due time, and with a glance to confirm he is at his, her tail lashes once. it is a signal that should be visible from where he lays in wait, and immediately thereafter she shifts smoothly into motion. a lunge shortens the distance between herself and the birds considerably, driving those within the treeline toward her companion. they scatter, calling loudly, and those in the clear take messily into the air. leaving Xizur to make his move, she targets one of the birds that had veered abruptly into the undergrowth. in a flurry of movement, each manages to take down a bird, making splitting the gains easily. they depart each other's company rather abruptly then, neither especially keen on eating with a stranger.