Hunger

Unbreakable Survivor

The moment Shuriken left them to get into position her partner, Pleione, finally turned her attention towards the golden maned youth. Rose tinted eyes filled with impatience. Great. Did she say something wrong? This woman was definitely a piece of work. Her partner muttered under her breath, something snarky, and Ciannait rolled her eyes. With this lady’s attitude problems Cian wasn’t sure this would work.

The next words were spoken more clearly, dripping with disdain. A crack split down the youth’s patience, irritation starting to simmer within her. It was as if the woman thought Ciannait was trying to lead her when in fact she was simply offering a suggestion. She wasn’t about to take orders from this arrogant lady she barely knew either. So when Pleione told the striped yearling to go on her signal, taking control rather than working as a team, her irritation grew. Cian wouldn’t show this to the woman, however. She would not lower herself to Pleione’s level. Instead, the Adhil youth showed no response, and simply listened as she too watched the herd and the monochrome she-wolf get into position.

The smaller she-wolf then continued to point out the weakened male, describing exactly what Ciannait had suggested they do. A pincer strategy to single out their target. ”Well that was basically exactly what I was saying, but sure we’ll use the idea,” Cian stated rather bluntly. It wasn’t Pleione’s idea despite her maybe thinking it was. She must be so proud of herself. With a huff, Cian attempted to recenter herself and her emotions. This was no time for emotions to get the better of her. She would not let them cause her to fail this hunt. She would not let her partner’s behavior ruin this hunt.

Cian turned her focus from the discussion, if it was even considered one, and began to strategize her approach. The direction of the wind, the distance between the two of them and their target. How long it would take to scatter the herd and single out the wounded male and send him towards the trap waiting for him. As the gears turned in her mind, Pleione took off in a burst of unexpected speed saying something to the youth of her shoulder, her tail flicking towards Ciannait’s shadowed features. Her tail wasn’t high enough to flick the yearling’s face, and brushed her neck instead, but Ciannait felt a fire grow within her. Instead of shouting back at the woman, she grins, and takes off after the woman, her longer limbs pushing her past Pleione. As the earthen toned youth passes the shorter woman she glances at her with a wordless challenge in her eyes Right back at you her thoughts echo in her mind as she pushes ahead, leaving Pleione to do her part. Cian further scatters the heard as she curves towards the right, a growl rumbling in her chest as a fear tactic, sending the herd running.

With the herd out of the way they could finally focus on their target. The younger she-wolf let’s a few yips to signal to Pleione that she was ready for the next stage and, without waiting to see if her partner was finished scattering her half, Ciannait made her next move. Their target had tried to move with the herd, however Ciannait was too fast for him, and blocked his escape route by flanking him on the right. She nipped at his right flank pressuring the buck towards the waiting Shuriken.

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