we crawl

The quiet gurgle of hunger in his empty stomach was distracting only for a moment before he pushed the desire aside. He was too big and bulky to really consider the soft patter of tiny creatures above and around him as a viable food source. Barring the opportunity to surprise one of them, the meal would be too small for the energy expended in catching it. He would wait, patiently as always, in search of some bigger source of sustenance. With shelter still firmly to the forefront of his mind, the fawn male didn't at first catch the entrance of another. Instead, the de Clairmont outcast stepped forward once more, hind end swaying slightly in an attempt to avoid certain deep crevices of snowfall. Darkness would soon be upon him and the beast had little desire to be stuck out in it.

It was then that he noticed the pause in the air, the still of scuttling paws around him. The quietness wasn't sudden, Renier had experienced the same hush when he'd entered the forest. Dark brown ears flickered swiftly back upon his skull and he turned slowly, unconcerned to find another behind him. A pale female, the tendrils of her scent catching his dark nose as dark golden gaze studied her for a moment. "You have disturbed the forest." He stated, deep bass voice rumbling slightly as he regarded her silently.