Whittle Away the Time We Have
Seraphina
04-17-2021, 10:47 PM
Fortunately for her, Alastor had been too focused on the herd's milling movements to notice the emotion she let slip. All the while he waited he kept his eyes on her progress, not because he cared how well she did, but because he was absolutely starving and wanted his meal. If she happened to learn a thing or two along the way, then ll the better for her, just so long as he ended their encounter with a full belly. The air was still and silent for some time, the elk minding their own business, the dire brute lying in wait... waiting... waiting...
Then the blur of Sera bursting from the underbrush exploded out into the clearing, almost eating snow on her way out. Alastor couldn't suppress the snicker while he watched her make a scene, snapping and snarling and yipping all over the clearing. Despite how ridiculous it had started off, it was very effective, as the elk bleated and bellowed in fright, trying to dart out of the clearing. Sera did her job well though and funneled them towards Al, who stayed low until he saw one of the larger elk bound towards his hiding spot. Just as the stag went to jump over the brush, Alastor lunged up with a snarl, snapping his jaws around the surprised elk's neck and using his weight to drag the creature back down to the snowy ground.
The two kicked and fought against one another for a while, each trying to overpower the other. Alastor managed to get his body on top of the elk's, using his weight to keep his prey from getting back up, but the elk was flailing too much for him to get a clean bite on its throat. He snapped and bit at the herbivore, biting its shoulder and the back of its neck a few times until he finally subdued it with a strong hold on the back of its neck. He kept the animal pinned down, glancing up and about for Sera, giving a muffled yell for her. This was her kill, he would let her have the glory of finishing it off.
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