Dust Devils's Dance
07-18-2013, 07:36 AM
Slate had been atop a large sand dune looking over the sandy land. He was out here to avoid a lot of the rain that the spring brought along with the fact that he usually came here to avoid other wolves. His white pelt was covered in the sandy dust and his dark grey paws were berried in the warm sand. The spring warmth was much better than the snowy winter or the heat of the summer. The man had figured out where to be and when to get the ideal temperature.
Pearl, as always, wasn't far away. On occasion he would watch her play with a small lizard or ride on the back of a large dessert tortoise that would snap at her when it got tired of her. When she got hungry she would either catch a kangaroo rat, a jack rabbit or even a small cape ground squirrel. She always avoided the spiders, snakes, and scorpions as they were poisonous and could kill her easily.
Through the day the two usually only spotted coyotes and desert foxes along with the occasional cougar and wolf. But he had never before seen a wolf come into the dessert and start messing with the snakes. The man was going to watch, just let him get himself bitten. Pearl, the sweet little fox however, wasn't going to let him get himself killed. Slate stood to stop her but she was already half way down the dune before he could get to her. A sigh escaped his maw as he followed slowly behind her.
"I would get away from those snakes if I were you." The ivory fox stated from two or three yards behind him. "One bite and they could kill you, and they do bite." The large white and grey male stopped beside her as her words stopped.
Pearl, as always, wasn't far away. On occasion he would watch her play with a small lizard or ride on the back of a large dessert tortoise that would snap at her when it got tired of her. When she got hungry she would either catch a kangaroo rat, a jack rabbit or even a small cape ground squirrel. She always avoided the spiders, snakes, and scorpions as they were poisonous and could kill her easily.
Through the day the two usually only spotted coyotes and desert foxes along with the occasional cougar and wolf. But he had never before seen a wolf come into the dessert and start messing with the snakes. The man was going to watch, just let him get himself bitten. Pearl, the sweet little fox however, wasn't going to let him get himself killed. Slate stood to stop her but she was already half way down the dune before he could get to her. A sigh escaped his maw as he followed slowly behind her.
"I would get away from those snakes if I were you." The ivory fox stated from two or three yards behind him. "One bite and they could kill you, and they do bite." The large white and grey male stopped beside her as her words stopped.