The one where everything gets worse

((Decided to make his hunt a bit more dynamic by rolling a d10 for both tracking and catching of a rabbit, lower than 6 was a fail; 6 and up was varying degrees of success with 6 being a very narrow success. Tracking: 6, 1st catch attempt: 5, Second catch attempt: 6))

Torin's own stomach was fluttering, and he couldn't help but chuckle at her words. He followed her back towards the tree before speaking."I promise I'll be back before you know it." His tone was light, almost teasing and he; despite how embarrassed he was about what had just happened, gently nosed at the top of her head before giving her a playful wink and trotting off. So... that was new, at least for him. Torin had always been a reserved silent type but something about being around Derecho made him almost giddy, feeling like he was a playful pup, something he had never been to begin with. Shaking his head to try and clear it he focused on trying to track down something for him and Derecho. The scents here told him there was prey nearby, probably a rabbit warren from the thickness of the smells, in fact he wasted more time than he cared to admit having to backtrack and refind the trail, eventually though he managed to find something promising. He crouched in the shade of one of the trees, tongue lashing at his lips as he watched a rabbit grooming itself in the sun. He shuffled lightly, pointing his nose upwards to make sure he was downwind. He shifted his weight, eyeing up his target. The rabbit didn't seem all that far away. Torin rushed forwards suddenly, his paws kicking up turf and dust as he bolted forwards. The rabbit suddenly shot up, turning mid jump to bolt away to his right. Torin grunted, struggling to change his course, he skidded to the right dashing after the rodent. He was almost on top of it when- it was gone. Torin stumbled over his own paws trying to halt his forwards momentum before coming to a less than graceful stop. Panting he lumbered back towards where his prey vanished. A warren... He snorted, annoyed at his own lack of ability. Still panting he scanned quickly for something, anything he could still bring back to Derecho, determined not to disappoint her. A few meters away there was another hole in the ground, a cautious rabbit poking it's head out to scan the area... with it's back to him. Acting quickly he leaped for it, his parted jaws grabbing hold of it's neck. His forwards momentum however carried him literally head over heels and he and his prey tumbled into a nearby tree. He had dropped the rabbit as he gasped, air pulling from his lungs on the impact. The rodent seemed more prepared for the impact than he had and jumped back to it's paws, trying to hobble away. Torin shook his head, groaning and growling. He lunged after the rabbit, this time managing to pin it to the ground. He broke it's neck, no longer really feeling all that up to the chase. Finally he set his course back towards where he had left Derecho, his head was pounding and he moved slower than he'd like to both from dizziness but also his back aching from where he had collided with the tree, he was probably gonna be bruised tomorrow. "Talk" Think

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