Restless Stroll

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mercianne

Walk | Talk | Think

They seemed to hardly walk very far at all before the looming figure of Awaken froze amid the snows, causing Mercianne to come up short behind him and inch along his side to ahead and spying the creature that he intended to make his meal. Small in comparison to Awaken, she felt even smaller staring at the deer, but the wolf beside her only radiated confidence and surety, and she supposed if she did as she was told nothing would happen to her. He could be successful in his hunt with minimal input from her, and then it would be over. Trying to calm her nerves with a slow, deep breath, the little creamy white wolf turned her head to regard Awaken from the side while he spoke of their plan.

His whispered plan sounded simple enough. All she needed to do was charge the deer into racing into Awaken's path, setting him up for victory. I can do that, she thought to herself with a nod to the male, letting him know that she understood and could follow through with her end of the deal. And with her confirmation, he left her standing in the snow beside the shrub, waiting and watching while he went around.

A few times she thought the deer might have heard him and spoiled the ambush, but each time the unsuspecting animal would lower its head again as if oblivious to the dangers. She waited, keeping her brown eyes pinned to the darkly moving figure of Awaken until he stood on the opposite side of the deer, shifting his ears as he had said he would. For only a second she hesitated, a last little bit of nerves making her second guess herself, before she darted forward into the open and toward the deer, hoping her presence alone would startle the thing in fleeing. She did not bark, hardly posed any sort of intimidating figure as she nervously raced toward it, but she hoped it would be enough to send it running for Awaken.