Join the Hunt

Walk | Talk | Think

With the four of them present, Ashtoreth was delighted to hear Thane inform them that they would after larger game than what he had originally hinted at. This was good in her eyes. The larger the game that they brought back, the more mouths they could feed and the better they would look after receiving their new positions as hunters. Or at least for herself and Thane. It was just by luck and good timing that Chrysanthe and Leon had decided to show up, and certainly their help would be invaluable, whatever they could offer. She only hoped that, with time, more hunters might arise from the Valhalla and ensure that the responsibility was more evenly settled upon multiple shoulders rather than simply two.

Just as Thane stopped talking and Chrysanthe piped up with an agreeable response, earning a quick nod of agreement from the slim grey wolf, the unexpected presence of a large bird interrupted their conversation, calling ahead and then drawing itself through the trees to speak with Thane. Ashtoreth's eyes shifted with confusion between the wolf and eagle, taking a moment longer than necessary to realize that they must have been friends, unusual companions. It alighted careless and easily upon the black wolf's shoulder, appearing far more comfortable there than Ash would have expected, and spoke to his friend and then the group as a whole, introducing itself as Cyril. She listened as wolf and eagle carried on a short conversation of their own, all the while with a bemused smile that slowly stretched its way back across her face at the strange turn of events. An eagle assisting with a hunt. This was definitely a first for her.

And suddenly they had a destination for their hunt. Nodding her head as Thane went over one last time the plan they would follow, Ashtoreth couldn't hold back the smile that slipped into place as Chyrsanthe eagerly encouraged them to start out toward the north. At least she wasn't the only eager one anymore. Following the younger wolf's lead, Ashtoreth followed suit and began to walk after her, casting a quick glance at Thane and then Leon as she looked over her shoulder. "No sense wasting time, right?"