Sun Mote Copse double cheeseburger, hold the onion

It all went according to plan and, after a burst of murderous energy, two dead deer lay at the feet of the pack... or part of it, anyway. Towhee's eyes panned over the group and she frowned, realizing just how many faces were missing. Meerkat should've been here, she couldn't help but think. Wraen should've been here too, sitting with the kids, and Arcturus and Bronco should've helped them fell their prey.

Despite the hunger gnawing at her, the Sovereign backed away from the kills. -"Go ahead,"- she signed to the others, -"eat and enjoy."- Without another word or even a backward glance, she turned and slipped away into the dark.