It's a wonderful life

Rudyard smirked in amusement at first when Fern acted shocked at his threat to eat the bird.  His mate got a rather dramatized hurt look at the swat.  After he comments on Puff getting a friend only to bound away Rudy snarls, playfully of course.  Oh ho, she wanted to escape him now?  Rudyard ran offer her, aiming a leap from behind to send her to the ground. It wasn’t an attempt to start a spar or anything of the sort, just playful revenge.  “Puff can have any quiet pet for a friend.  Get an owl or something.”It was a lot quieter, and she could use a bird buddy as he had.  Rudy hadn’t plotted it before but in his typical fashion, he threw out an idea and would quickly be ready to sell it if need be.

The two wolves came upon the deer and after a quick discussion had set themselves up well and chased after it.  As sure as a dance or form of art the wolves chased the deer, moving alongside it so the three seemed to be of one mind.  Fern got a back leg and as the deer fell they pivoted by the deer’s weight.  Rudy wasn’t waiting, even as they fell he spun with them.  The deer hit the ground and Rudy’s teeth sank into its flesh.  Rudy took several bites into the neck until the blood flowed out fast enough the deer died quickly before it could suffer long.  After all, Rudy now had antlers gifted to him by some deer god or something, best to be respectful.

“Supper time,” Rudy offered once the deer was dead.  There hadn’t been signs of any other large predators here, at least not yet.  There was no scent on the wind or paw pads at least so unless something surprised them it would be safe to take their time and eat.  It was a good end of the day for the two wolves, though most days this season had been good ones.  

"Rudyard"