As Promised
Rudyard
Knight
Trophy Hunter
03-13-2021, 10:08 PM
Rudy was a deep sleeper so mom first got that bleary ‘huh?’ look but once he knew why his youthful energy got him up. Certainly, any part of him that had tried to remain in a sleepy state would be awake by the cold outside the castle walls protection. Where he might have once charged ahead of Resin with plans of looping back and forth the boy now stayed beside her, waiting for instruction even as his own nose and ears were keenly searching for the animals. His memory of what elk smelled like was quite strong with how the memory was associated with near-death as a small pup. It was the sort of thing that doesn’t fade away fast. His head rose up higher as he heard the elk’s bugle and his tail started to raise with excitement though he lowered it directly after. There was still a pup in there that just wanted to spring out and charge them, fortunately, he had learned the self-control to not give in to that inner child. When mom spoke he turned his head to listen with a silent nod to show he understood. They traveled on and Rudy paid close attention to his environment, the wind would not be sending the elk his sent, nor his paws make noise that would alert the elk. The boy was growing up in both muscle and maturity. Once at the top of the hill, he squatted low, eyes forward watching the elk with a focused gaze. His gaze sought for any that appeared weaker whether by age or injury. The only sign of his desire to run versus watch was how the legs occasionally quivered with the caged energy. "Rudyard"
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