By dawn the days half over

The red panda recovered fast, and tried to run for the hills. Kotori’s attack grazed it, before Sirius’s paw smacked it back to the ground. He would give Kotori the kill. Teaching him how to hunt, and how to land a killing blow with the practice of it. Each creature was a little different, and this one's thick fur would be a challenge.

He knew that, given time, Kotori would figure it out, so the Warlord circled the two of them. Panda and wolf, knocking the poor creature down any time it tried to escape, giving Kotori the time he needed. Letting him get a taste for the kill.