Our Herd Is... Different

With Nico riding in Nugget’s normal spot, Oscar slowly makes his way through the forest. The donkey has been making a conscious effort to smooth out his stride in order to give the coyote pup a chance to get the hang of riding. Luckily, the herd had agreed to gather semi-close to where he had found little Nico so the donkey didn’t have too terribly far to walk. Still, with him trying to make his gait smoother and Nugget wanting to forage for bugs every so often, it took the small group a decent chunk of time to make it across that relatively short distance. To keep the pup entertained, the donkey has told him stories of Rannoch and Kyren, the two antlered members of their party.

Oscar has purposefully left out Taiga, the only other predator in their herd, because he worries it might scare the kid. Plus… he really wants to see Nico’s face when he first lays eyes on her. Hey, he is an ass after all! The moss-covered ground deadens the sound of his hooves but the donkey’s voice fills the canopy around them as he says, “Now Kyren, he’s a reindeer. Don’t let him trick ya into racing across any icy lakes. He cheats.” Small tail flicks in annoyance as the donkey remembers how he had nearly frozen his balls off when the smug deer had challenged him. Stupid reindeer and their stupid hooves.

Long ears flick as Oscar slows and stops, casting his eyes around the area as he says, “This is where the herd will be meetin’ back up, Nico. Might be a little bit.” Turning his head, the donkey spies his rooster friend getting a little too far away for his liking and he says, “Oi! Nugget! Get over here!” The rooster looks back at the ass and rolls his eyes before continuing to scratch at the ground. This causes Oscar to mumble under his breath about ungrateful snacks and how he should of left the rooster back where he found him.


"Oscar Monaghan"