come hell or high water

Apparently he wasn't the only one with this idea- he hoped by putting one of the afflicted prey animals out of its misery, they might learn something from it. It wasn't like this hunt was for food, not knowing what was wrong with these animals, so he assumed the other hunters wouldn't have a problem with his assistance. Kicking off harder to try to close the distance between himself and the others, he let out a threatening growl, aimed toward the oxen, as he drew closer.

A smaller, younger wolf wasn't far off now either. Bronze cast him a sideways glance as he pulled forward, seeing the herd begin to scatter. Their target was disrupted, reeling around and beginning to thrash. He tried to dodge its kicking limbs and aimed to dish out a few small but fast bites toward its hind flanks.