Spooky Shadows

Originally, the teen titan did not mean to wander into the dense forest South of the Maw. He wanted to avoid the pines as much as possible after his run-in with the grizzly to the North, yet somehow he always found himself ducking into their coverage for security. He knew why bears stuck to the pines, it was the same reason he did.. but sharing a space with them made his fur stand on end the deeper he ventured into the shared hunting grounds. He was becoming desperate for food, the last time he had managed to get a substantial meal being when he hunted with the coyote. He was growing, his metabolism giving him a sense of restlessness and an absolute need to hunt.

The sun was already setting, the forest was dark.. he disappeared as well as he wanted to, but his eyes and ears remained alert for absolutely everything within their range. Bears were actively hunting, preparing for hibernation- he knew that, and now he knew just how scary ending up face to face with one could be, but he needed the prey supply within the pines. Even a rabbit, or just... something.

Dominus was massive, allowing him to reach branches most birds might have deemed safe and out of the reach of a wolf or bear; he only just realized this as he noticed a raven's nest full of hatchlings just shy of being old enough to use their wings nested in one of the pines. Had their mother not just been returning for him to witness, he might not have ever noticed- but her timing could not have been more unfortunate for her. He pushed through the branches of the pine tree, trying to stretch his body out through the thickness of it as much as possible as his jaws reached for the nest. The mother abandoned it rather quickly and without thought, leaving just him and the hatchlings.

The behemoth's back paws reached for more leverage, finding themselves on top of some of the lower branches that were thick enough to withstand his weight without snapping. They repeated the act, finding higher and higher branches until finally, he could reach the nest. Without much tact, his canines snagged the twigs of the nest and sent the hatchlings tumbling down the branches. He ate them relatively quickly and with relative consideration for their suffering, but he could not afford to go without taking advantage of the easy snack.