Noctisardor Bypass I like me...

Oh... OH!! Ashlar was so intent on his digging that he nearly missed the instant the rabbit sprang forth.  It was repetitive work but the boy was no less dutiful than he had been when it was the man watching.  He wanted to impress Warlock as well.

It was the scream that made him start and look to his hunting counterpart.  Spook had the rabbit by the hind end, and Ashlar's ears twisted as it let out a series of horrible shrieks.  How awful!

Ashlar hesitated, tempted to whimper and remain where he was, but Spook's whine settled things.  He might have hated the rabbit's distress, but he disliked his friends' even more.  Ashlar abandoned his half-filled hole and grabbed at the rabbit's front.  He didn't bite to kill or maim - he just wanted to help hold it so that Spook could finish what he'd begun.