You Might Want to Look Away

Small but powerful legs pumped as the young wolf kept pace with her prey. One of the doe's balked and tried to leap off of the path and into the brush, but Asla was there. She sank her teeth and claws into the back end of the deer and the doe bellowed before shooting back down the path. The loss of momentum during the mini attack set her back a few paces, but she made the different in time.

Eyes flashed sideways towards Bas, making sure that he was okay as he ran. The boy was much bigger than she was and would likely have less stamina. Luckily they were almost upon the field of snares. As she had wished for, the young buck had cut off from the group. She let him go. Now it was just the does to focus on. Up ahead, she could see the clearing. It was almost time.