ROAR, Fear the beast

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Anais was proud of herself. It was obvious she had acted according to plan and propelled their hunt in the direction Crucifix had hoped it would go in, and for it being her first hunt with someone who was not related to her it was an incredible success. She would have grinned had she had a moment to celebrate, but he was moving and so were the rabbits, and if she was going to catch one to add to whatever he caught then she needed to act fast.

Two of the rabbits, the elder pair she assumed from the look she had gotten of the group before she had bounded into their midst, split apart, one heading away and into the grasses and the other skittering in its frantic paced escape to get back to one of the burrows she had failed to notice earlier. Its hesitation, unintentional and completely accidental in its careless haste, was all that she needed. She gave chase, singling it out and digging her paws into the ground to propel her quickly after it in the hopes of catching up while Crucifix set his sights on its partner in crime that was headed in the opposite direction.

Her speed worked in her favor, and the poor rabbit's stumbling made it even better. She was upon it in an instant, her paws bringing her close as she reached down to snatch it up by its neck. Her initial grip was not entirely as strong as she had wanted and her prey seemed to notice, squirming in its attempt to get away but a quick adjustment remedied things and the rabbit met a swift end. She hovered over its body as it stilled, a little surprised at her luck since she was sure it was going to get away when she had not secured her grip. Somehow she had managed, and grabbing even more securely onto the neck of her catch, she lifted it upward and turned to face her companion, laughing triumphantly and grinning around the catch in her mouth while her tail wagged with excitement.