Win Me A Prize

She couldn’t decide how he got from her little faux island to the mainland without getting wet, seemed she might have to follow him back home. Not that she would be willing to let him see her. Ve shook her coat out as she took back to the branches above them. Ra followed his sister dutifully, but she doubted he realized how serious she was about her game. She tried to half ignore him as she stalked silently through the branches. Her eyes were on the ground, seeking out deer trails and following the tracks of the freshest ones. She needed the antlers off one of those stags.

Gradually Velvette increased her speed, her dark paws traversing the barken landscape before her. Too long passed before her bright eyes caught their first glance of the herd. Twelve deer stood underneath them, just a handful of which possessed the antlers she so desired. She smiled darkly, ready to part the creature from its crown. Ve glanced back at her brother, worried for a moment that he hadn’t seen the creatures yet.