Balancing The Odds

Éldi was grateful the rain had stopped but he resisted the urge to shake the water from his pelt as he watched the small herd of elk grazing nearby in the Orchard. One of the does was struggling to give birth and in the chill weather a newborn would be particularly vulnerable. He just might be able to take it down alone but ideally he'd have someone with him so one could distract the mother while the other made the kill. Elk mothers were protective of their young and one good placed hoof was enough to kill a wolf. Alas, Kaler had gone off hunting on his own so Éldi was without his usual hunting partner. He'd have to improvise.