come a little closer

Basilisk followed after the stranger. Crouching a little so his towering height and flashes of bright colour wouldn’t let them be seen. He was still learning when it came to hunting, and he knew he would do best if he treated this like a lesson. A chance to learn from another wolf. So he followed her through the foliage, working hard to keep himself lower. When she indicated for him to stay, he did so. Crouching down and waiting. He had a feeling this would be a flush and grab, and held himself in the ready position.

When he heard her growl and snap at the deer, he knew it would be coming his way. Her barked now was his que, and he leaped forward at the same time as the deer broke into his cover. It had no chance to realise another wolf was in its path before the dark toned wolf was upon it. He barreled into it hard, and almost miscalculated the force of its momentum. Feeling the breath leave his stomach as he collided, and knocked it to the ground.

It got in a good kick to his shoulder that would bruise later, before he was able to put a knee on its neck, holding it down. Panting as his breath returned, and finding his wheezing breaths were a mixture of exhilaration and pain, he bit down on the deer. His elongated fangs ripped out its throat with ease, and then at last it was still. He bounced off the kill and rubbed his shoulder a little ruefully. He might have jumped a little too fast without looking, but the deer hadn’t seen it coming.

He glanced across at the stranger, and offered her a charming smile. “I’m Basilisk, by the way. How do you want to split this?” He said, pointing at the fallen deer.


WC: 314
Total: 1231

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