Just slothing around
Yurei - Spring seasonal prompt
03-05-2021, 07:09 PM
Normally he wouldn't bring Yurei out on his hunts, especially not with how the weather had been as of late, but he knew he was going to need another set of paws at least to carry back whatever he caught if not actual help with the hunting itself. Instead of bringing any kind of relief Spring had only worsened the already terrible situation in the northern portion of Boreas. He knew that if they didn't start hunting larger game they were never going to get enough food to last through this. The pack's stores were quickly dwindling with how withdrawn everyone had been since his brother's take over and the few small prey animals he had found here and there were not cutting it. Part of him only wanted to worry about himself and Yurei, but he just didn't have it in him to leave the rest of the pack to fend for themselves. He trudged through the thick snow and ice, actually feeling grateful whenever they found a portion that was frozen over enough that they could almost skate their way across it instead of climbing or hopping through the snow drifts. As he had hoped, once they reached the Red Forest the snow drifts were a little more manageable since the giant trees around them caught a significant amount of snow on their branches. Somewhere in the distance he heard the slide and thump of a pile of said snow falling from a branch. "Be careful," he reminded his mate, glancing back over his shoulder at her. "Keep an eye out for any falling snow or icicles." Boris soared through the air above them, his mostly white body nearly blending in with the cloudy, wintery sky. The snow owl kept a look out ahead of them, ready to call down with any warnings of dangers he saw. Leading Yurei through the forest, he kept his eyes peeled for any sign of life - something that was getting harder and harder to do as the weather worsened and it drove more animals further south. It made him wonder if they should be doing the same, but now wasn't really the time to consider such things. He could only do the best he could with what he had been given. After a bit of searching he found some fairly large holes in the snow that created some oddly shaped foot prints. He tipped his head to the side curiously at them for a moment, his two toned gaze following the trail they created. "Well... lets see where this leads, I guess," he muttered quietly before continuing on along the trail, trying to decipher what could have left this trail all the while. Eventually he spotted a huge, brown furred figure up ahead and he led them off the path a bit, ducking behind one of the large tree trunks while he examined the odd creature. It moved fairly slowly, but it was larger than most bears he had seen. The fur was long and shaggy with claws that were much, much longer than he would have ever expected. "What is that thing?" he whispered to Yurei, wondering to himself if he should even try hunting it. It was big enough to make a good meal for all of the pack and then some, but how deadly were those claws? Was it even a predator like a bear? It seemed to move way too slow to be much of a threat... But what was it? WC: 584 / 1500 |
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