Caribou For Two

Kichi had decided to work on his hunting skills again today.  He wouldn’t let Al or the pack down on being useless at things.  While it might seem silly to bring him along, little Torch was faithfully at his side.  It was just how things worked.  The little deer would stay out of the way when the hunt began but up until that it was his near-constant companion.  Any wolf that wanted to laugh at that could take it up with Kichi’s fangs.
The small fanged deer was extra fuzzy now in the water time, and he seemed to enjoy the snow.  While there was a nice worn down path the tiny deer would actually leave it at points to hop into snowy patches that it expected to not be so deep as to bury him.  Kichi smirked as a few times the deer did disappear but eventually, it gamely pushed its way back out with a proud bark of achievement.  Torch was something else.
When the scent of caribou caught Kichi’s attention he gave Torch a warning look and the small deer moved softly to his side.  Playtime was over and Torch well understood the message.  Kichi moved onward quietly, pausing when he caught sight of one of the pack’s blue wolves further ahead.  Kichi used his paw to point out a rock for the deer to wait by and it obediently moved towards it, lying down in hiding.
A few large flakes of snow landed on the grey wolf's coat, mingling well with the white markings already on his back.  He moved up to be alongside Chade.  Kichi still wasn’t thrilled with being social but he realized how much easier hunting had been the few times he’d done so with other wolves.  Maybe someday he’d enjoy their company more but, he rather doubted it.  Still, he knew how to work as a team now and that should be enough.  “Joining me on the hunt?” The words kept quiet, not needing for the caribou to be aware they had wolves coming to visit.

WC: 347
Total 647/1500

"Kichi"