ROAR, Fear the beast

Walk | Talk | Think

Anais took one step after Crucifix when he decided to move forward and then stopped, giving him a moment to get himself settled before she attempted to follow after him. There was no sense for them both to be creeping up into the same spot and potentially running out of room to the point that either one of them messed up and made an unnecessary noise. How embarrassing that would have been! And Anais was far too interested in making a good impression. She did not quite understand it yet - the drive to do the same around her siblings was really a healthy competition - but here it was different and she was still unsure what to make of it other than that was simply what she wished to do.

Ahead of her Cru's tail swished and he meandered away to the left, and as he did so Anais quietly stalked up into his place to get the same look at their prey that he had a moment ago. Finally she could gather a little better the plan that they would likely follow, words unspoken but assumed with confidence. It made her smile. There they were, the rabbits all mingling innocently in their little clearing, oblivious to their quiet observers. Oh yes, this was going to be fun.

The excitable girl had to stop herself from wagging her tail and making noise when it was imperative that she remain quiet, and turned her head minutely to glance again at her companion. He was set, finally in a place that he no longer moved from, and with a few gestures of his tail and head she was given her instructions. With an understanding nod, she glanced back at the rabbits and their surroundings, waited just a moment longer to steel her nerves with a deep breath, before she made her initial leap.

They were startled. Her jump had brought her close to their burrow and spotting it she hurried leaped to close the gap and separate them from their desired location, causing them to scatter in the opposite direction. Crucifix would be waiting there for them by now, and with a growl that only slightly bared teeth Anais was on their heels, ready and willing to grab a startled rabbit when Cru managed to jump out and surprise them with his own catch.