seal-ed your own fate!

Kotori followed along behind Nao, content with the silence as they made the short trip.  It was clear that Nao had been out here more than once with his familiarity with the path.  Kotori had spent very little time out here, finding little reason to bother with this area.  Nao moved with assuredness that suggested he knew a reason to pay attention to this speck of beach.  Before they were close Kotori figured out what Nao was coming here for – seals.

Kotori had never hunted a seal before!  He watched the fat balls of blubber, so slow and clumsy on land yet seemingly able to dance in the waves.  Kotori imagined how he would attempt to hunt one but set his notions aside as he listened to Nao.  Kotori nodded attentively as Nao informed him moms would be bold enough to fight for their kids.  A smirk curved his face at the notion of those fat things attempting to fight him.

This was a hunt for Nao to prove his abilities.  It was an interesting choice then to tell Kotori to make the kill.  It was choosing the best route for success in the hunt instead of showing off his ability to make a kill.  The obsidian wolf had a good strategy and had his own way of doing things.  The seal pod might try to protect the mother?  Kotori hadn’t known seals would help each other.  Kotori wouldn’t have faulted Nao if he’d switched roles to prove himself but this worked.

Nao took off after giving instructions and Kotori followed.  Secrecy was gone as they ran along the beach, water lapping at their paws.  Seals were flowing to the ocean, barking calls to escape the pair of wolves.  Kotori noticed that inside their mouths they did have decently sized teeth.  Hard to worry about something that had a waddling or dragging itself along the land.

Kotori’s gaze searched for the seals that refused to budge, as well as those running for the sea.  Their target wasn’t the ones fleeing apparently.  Kotori didn’t suggest who to go far, so far Nao had proved knowledgeable and this was his hunt.

"Kotori"