Sun Mote Copse double cheeseburger, hold the onion

Please let me respond to Towhee, then Phox will call for everybody else. :)

Almost immediately following his promotion to Honoree, Wraen had stepped down, leaving Towhee in charge. It was odd to not be leading beside her, though Phox didn't feel resentment there. He had his paws full with the three little ones. Perhaps Towhee's additional workload would offset her bad feelings about Meerkat leaving for Moonspear. She seemed the most hurt by it, and Phox felt more or less ambivalent about Meerkat's departure. He would always wish that all his kids could stay right with him, but after Fennec, and then Figment, leaving to do their own thing, it felt like the natural progression of things.

Not that he wouldn't be sad when the three little ones made their departure. He planned to keep them as close as possible for as long as possible. They weren't very "little" anymore, of course. The wolverines and pale little Primrose were nearly four months old now, and they were starting to shape up into small adults rather than large puppies. The time always went by so fast.

Anyway, enough with the introspection; let's get to the meat (both figuratively and literally)!

Phox had picked up on the scent of a small herd of deer. Five of them, to be exact. Thinking it might be a good way to uplift everybody's mood, he immediately tracked down @Towhee. -Hey! There's a decent-sized herd. What do you think about calling the pack together to hunt? Could be a good morale booster.- Dusk was settling in, and that was prime hunting time.