t-t-totally dude

As Caelum motioned for him to follow, the shepherd perked his ears and watched carefully as she led him to the fallen tree. He had to admit, it was a clever idea and he couldn't believe he'd not thought about it before. Hunting on his own was a lot different than hunting with a kingdom's army, he'd have to get used to thinking of innovative ways to make a solo hunt worthwhile. He followed behind her carefully, also pausing when she did to make sure they hadn't been heard. He was a master at being silent, but doing that at the same time as balancing on a tree was something new and different so he took his time.

It wasn't long before they came up on them and Caelum stopped moving, which was great because he wasn't sure how much of the tree they could climb and still be safe on. His tail swayed behind him for a moment as he watched the, eagerly thinking the same as she. How could they grab the most? He had an idea, and with what they had available to them, he felt like it really was their only option.

His glassy eyes found Caelum as he inched up to her, clearly wanting to tell her something. He hoped she would turn around to let him whisper in her ear, but if not he'd try his best to remain as quiet as possible. "Count of three, drop and try to land on the pair farthest from us. I'll land on the three directly below." He could feel his heart racing as he pulled away and looked back down to the dik-dik's below. Apparently, he was salivating and he didn't notice because he felt a bit of his drool fall from his lips. His eyes widened as he realized how much a problem that could be if it hit one of them and alerted them. Luckily, the droplet landed a little behind.. but one of the little deer flicked an ear and he decided not to press his luck.

Without actually putting any voice behind it, Phantom mouthed the words: "One, two.. three!"

Suddenly, the beast pushed off the tree and outstretched his limbs. His forelimbs aimed to catch one very precisely while he tried to swing his butt to land on the other two that were grazing beside it. He hoped that his impact would at least injure one of them or stun them long enough for him to grab them before they took off running for their lives.

His mouth was agape and swiftly crushed the tiny deer's skull as he came down. Before Phantom was even fully landed, he was certain at least one of them was a certain kill. He quickly let go as he felt his hips land on bodies of the other two, both started squirming and kicking and with his... sensitive areas... at risk of being kicked, he quickly stood up. One went running high speed, but the other clearly had snapped a couple of it's limbs. Phantom didn't waste any time, it broke his heart knowing how in pain the poor thing was. He twisted his body around as his teeth found the poor thing's skull and snapped it quickly, just like that.. the thing was pain-free.

He lifted his head, looking for Caelum. He hoped these two were enough for he and Eniko, but if not he was sure he'd come back and try this strategy again some other time.