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His expression was probably some strange mix of pain and an almost sadistic sort of wry amusement. "Interesting is one word for it," he chuckled, doing his best to shrug off the attached memories that the idea of family tended to bring up. Aside from his littermates and mother, Ignatius had never been one to be overly fond of the rest of his kin, even before his life was turned upside down. On the rare occasions where the whole lot were gathered in one place - half siblings and all? That was the stuff of nightmares.

She trailed after him as he picked his way along, looking for ground that was a little less rough and seeking out good places for the prey to hide. Lyrae asked if it was a mouse and Ig shook his head. "Rodent, but not a mouse." He felt like he'd probably smelled something similar around the shops a time or two when he was young and the relative peace was at it's height. Continuing on, he followed the trail, watching carefully as the terrain changed slightly and the ground became packed with more dirt interspersed with larger rocks that looked like prime spots to dig burrows under. "Alright" he breathed softly, trying to work out a plan that would result in the most success.

From what he could tell a lot of the borrows were under rocks higher up the small hills, and from what he could tell there seemed to be a few of the large fuzzy rodents wandering around at the bottom away from their safe hideaways. Seemed like the best place to start was to begin by placing themselves between the prey and their escape. Motioning for Lyrae to follow, Ignatius kept low at the top of the rise, staying just on the far side where he could keep en eye on the prey while minimizing the amount of red fur that they could easily spot until he was ready to strike. His paws rolled across the ground, steps as silent as he could make them. A little group of five of the fuzzy rodent-looking things were wandering around down below, all plump and perfectly sized for a small meal.

"When you're ready, let's get as close as we can and see how many we can grab," he whispered, hoping he didn't tip off the little animals with the quiet words.