Restless Stroll

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mercianne

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To her great relief, the creature reacted just as Awaken had predicted, frightened so merely by the figure chasing after it that it ran reckless and heedless right into the awaiting jaws of the darkly colored wolf where he hid. Merci stayed in pursuit, more as a formality than anything since she was certain if the creature decided at any moment to turn on her that she would pose no formidable opposition to get it turned around again. But her worries drifted away as the creature still bounded ahead and Awaken leaped clear of his hiding place, connecting with the large deer and bringing both of them to the snowy ground.

Breathing a little heavily from the excitement of it all and the fact that she had actually successfully played her part in it, the creamy white wolf slowed and padded to a stop beside Awaken and the vaguely moving deer, sensing as well as seeing when it finally gave up and left its body to the wolves. Her wide brown eyes stared at the stained snow, the sure grip Awaken had on it, and the deer as it stilled and died, amazed and at the same time surprised she could feel sorry for a creature who had died so swiftly. But grateful its death had been swift as it could, she breathed silently in the quiet between them, shifting her gaze upward and on the wolf.

Lifting his head, he smiled her way, the look almost predatory with the last remnants of their hunt still visible upon his face, and Mercianne tried not to shudder at the sight of it. Dinner. Was this an offer for her? Uncertain, she merely shifted upon her paws and regarded him as he spoke, being sure to avoid eye contact but listening quietly as he continued to address her. Her pack? "The Glaciem," she answered softly, wondering if he was at all interested in the pack that resided in the northern most part of Alacritia or if his allegiances stood elsewhere. Not wanting to pry, she refrained from asking about his own and merely waited, her attention shifting back and forth at length from the downed deer to the green-eyed wolf.