Redtail Rise Altay

That same fox came back, sneaking into the territory this time and thieving a rat from the cache closest to the border. Masquerade discovered the theft and tracked the sly creature across the borderline in the direction of the marsh. There they found the vixen snacking on the last few scraps of her stolen snack.

Caught by surprise, she tried to dash away but Masque lunged in for the kill. Fool me once, they thought as they bore down on that slim orange body, pinning it to the cold earth. Their teeth found their target and the rise had one less trickster to worry about.

The Caru gave in to a sudden, instinctive compulsion and dropped to roll all over their kill. When they found their feet again, both Masque and the dead fox were smeared with blood. Their long tail lashed upward as they snatched the carcass off the ground and tossed it in the air, then leaped up to catch it.

Eyes bright, Masquerade loped back to the rise with their prize.