Small but mighty

His mother waking and taking him early didn't bother him too much. He didn't love it, but he wasn't any different than any other day. He was generally pretty grumpy and rough but honestly he felt a lot more connection to his mother than he did his siblings. Maybe someday for Cy too, but for now Celeste was at the top of his love pyramid, or whatever kind of love he showed.

He got the idea pretty quickly though as he went to stalk beside his mother he felt his larger than life paws made him anything but stealthy. He didn't show any signs of irritability other than a quiet grunt or two. At least he could keep himself contained for now.

They stopped behind a boulder before Celeste mentioned the target, hare, easy enough. Easy to track at least, catching? Not so much. He'd think he could conquer it all though. At first a raised brow but he'd move quickly to bring his nose to the air, taking a couple steps around the boulder before dropping his nose into the grasses. It would take a moment before he would catch that scent, and look back to Celeste with the slightest of smiles. He supposed he could take off and chase after the trail, but he wanted to think this was more of a test than a challenge.

"Hotate"