Unseasonably Warm [Atreyu]

Valkeyrie raced through the grass, the foal speeding up with every gallop. The various plants smacked her as she ran through them, some flower petals broke off and got caught in her fur as she did so. Her eyes, while on the foal, were also on Atreyu's position. The moment she saw the dire wolf leap up she too leapt. Landing on the rear of the prey animal. The creature let out a scream, collapsing beneath the combined weight of the two wolves. Its legs were bent at a funny angle and had clearly been broken from the weight. She felt guilty that the creature was suffering and as she was about to leap forward to end its suffering something struck her from behind and her vision went black for a moment.

She stumbled backwards, trying to catch herself when another blow hit her middle. She yelped, her vision clearing as she came face to face with the angry mother. She only hoped that Atreyu had ended the foal's suffering while the mother's attention was on her. The adrenaline numbed the pain and with a burst of speed she lured the mother away. Dashing into the distance, continuously glancing over her shoulder. When the mother seemed to lose interest she would backtrack, nip at her hooves and lure her away once more.

She continued this until the deer stopped, panting from exhaustion as it stood. Glaring at Valkeyrie angrily, Val gave her an apologetic look before making her way back to Atreyu. She too was tired now, but she was also hungry. Her fur was covered in a variety of petals, grasses and seeds. As she strolled she glanced between her fur and the plants around her. Studying what was stuck and seeing if she could match it with plants. The flower petals were easy and she quickly spotted where they matched. The rest was not as easy. Some of the seeds seemed to be clinging with dear life to her fur, it was interesting and she dreaded having to comb them out later. They looked rather spiky.

When the scent of blood caught her nostrils she wagged her tail, Atreyu and dinner were close.