Moo Went The Cow

Ignis and his companions made quick work of startling the bison herd into a stampede - having a giant bright red wolf, a vicious wolverine, and a big black bird all popping up out of nowhere to scream in your face would have that effect, for sure. Corbie, who had crept in close with them in a more camouflaged manner, was a little startled herself, but she recovered quickly and loped at the rear of the herd as the little calf fell further and further behind. Corbie nudged in between it and the herd, guiding it further away. She kept cutting in between in and the mother when she could, starting to get the cow's attention away from the calf while Ignis kept the herd stampeding. When he was able to turn his own attention to distracting the mother, she would stop playing tag with it and focus on the calf. Ignis was able to come back sooner than she'd expected, with his companions to keep up the stampede, and Corbie slipped aside to let him give the cow the runaround. Instead she - with surprising gentleness, because she didn't want the calf bawling to its mother - herded the calf further and further away, until she was satisfied that the cow wouldn't be able to charge and trample her if her attention wavered from Ignis. Then she lunged. Her jaws closed on the calf's throat, squeezing til the blood and oxygen was cut off. With the pressure the calf could only make tiny bleating noises, not enough to attract the cow's attention, until finally the struggles eased and the calf went limp. Corbie held the grip for a few minutes longer to be certain, then released it and sprang away, yipping for Ignis to get clear. Let the cow see the calf, she would leave the body, and they would be free to eat. All in all, a very successful hunt.