Is there anything that's worth more than peace and love on the planet earth?
Cloudburst
Beta
Expert Fighter (205)
Expert Hunter (180)
11 Years
Male
5
Dragon Mod
It was time to hit the old hunting grounds now since Spring had been around for some time. Cloud had been quite busy this season, hunting and tracking the herds that had returned to the nearby lands now that the season was growing steadily warmer. The monochromatic male stalked into familiar lands, eyes and ears peeled as he tracked down the scent of a deer herd he had caught wind of. Bi-colored gaze studied the tracks in the dirt, noticing that some were heavier than others, and some were quite small and lighter. It was clearly a decent sized herd with both young fawns and full-grown members...and as he inspected more closely, he could tell there was at least one injured member of the group. Perfect. Grinning, he picked up his pace as he followed the tracks, careful not to stay on the main path that the herd had taken so that they wouldn't see his approach.
What he hadn't counted on, however, was that the herd would approach him first. As he stopped to inspect the tracks again, his head was low to the ground as he tried to determine which way they went. And it would seem...they were heading his way. The ground under his feet vibrated, the small pebbles nearby lightly bouncing before he heard them. When he lifted his head, he spotted one buck bounding over the bushes, followed by another, and another, and then the rest. The first couple of bucks that led the charge lowered their heads and threatened to impale him, forcing Cloud to scramble out of the way before he got trampled or stabbed. Panting from his mini sprint to get out of the way, he watched them take off through the trees until their sounds had faded away.
He watched in dismay. Clearly, something had spooked them and ruined his chances of catching anything by surprise now. Frowning, he decided to continue in the direction the herd had come from to see what had spooked them. It was more for his curiosity than anything. It didn't take him too long before he heard what sounded like a struggle up ahead, and when he peered through the foliage, he spotted a cream-colored figure standing over a downed doe. He observed her for a moment, noting the blood that stained her fur and realized that this was the culprit. He was about to turn away without a word, but just as he did so, a vague realization overcame him. Turning back to look at her, he felt like...he had seen her before.
He searched his memory for several moments, and then it hit him. She was the woman that had helped him after that avalanche! He couldn't remember her name, but he never forgot her scent. He continued to watch her for a few more moments before deciding to make himself known. He stepped out of the bushes and acted like he hadn't just been watching her. "Nice catch there. Now I know why the rest of the herd almost trampled me," His tone was joking, of course. He came to a stop a few feet from her, bi-colored gaze lifting to meet hers. Now that they weren't in danger of being buried alive, maybe he could properly thank her for her aid. "I...don't know if you remember me. But you saved me when that avalanche happened. I didn't get to properly thank you, so...thank you." A shy smile followed shortly after. |
