The meal has a kick to it

Kotori scented the other wolf only a moment before she was running after the adult elk.  Well, either he got lucky or the wolf was intentionally helping.  Whatever the reason it hardly mattered right then.  The younger elk closer to him leaped sideways, startled by the adult being chased off by a wolf.  

The young elk started to run and Kotori was able to get alongside it easily.  Staying beside it was another matter.  Kotori snapped at its front leg, grazing it.  The elk leaped up and tried to kick Kotori with its back hooves.  Kotori skidded on the breaks to avoid getting hit then sped up to get alongside the elk again.  The animal was veering right, away from the other elk and wolf, it cried out in fear and confusion.

Kotori pressed farther forward, snapping at the leg and getting a better bite, the animal started to stumble before trying to kick again.  Kotori could go for its throat but with the young things' size and spirit it still might have a chance to trample him alone.  This would be a real slow process if he tried to take it down alone.  

“C’mon,” he hollered out to the stranger.  They’d done a good job of chasing away the adult.  If they wanted to get an even share of the spoils they might as well come help kill this thing faster.

"Kotori Fatalis"