Gotta Grow Up Strong
03-29-2015, 04:00 PM
Zuriel let her eyes drift from their potential prey back over to her vibrant brother as he began to explain his addition to the plan. However his changing voice interrupted him and she couldn't help the wide grin that split across her muzzle, amusement easily seen on her features. She snickered softly to herself, but his sharp glance told her not to comment on it lest she get a swipe across her muzzle for it or a quick shove against her shoulder for it. With a small smirk still on her lips she looked back to the calf as he explained what he was thinking. She glanced to the bolder in question just to get an idea of where she was driving the creature and then gave a nod. Somehow compared to everything she had been through with trying to feed herself and their father and dealing with all of their heartache this seemed like the simplest task. "Alright, lets do this!" She looked up at him with a smile before crouching down so almost all of her small frame was hidden in the grass. The random patterns that wove through her coat made it all the easier to stay hidden, the patterns blending with the shadows in the grass. She crept forward on quiet paws till the herd was maybe five or so feet ahead of her. The wind was being helpful and keeping her scent down wind, making it a little easier on her. She gave one quick glance toward the bolder to make sure Regulus had gotten to his place before the looked back to the calf in question. She took a deep, steadying breath before leaping from the grass with a loud snarl. She gave the adult elk a few barks and growls in the most fierce voice she could manage to startle them and hopefully shoo them away at least for a moment as she darted forward toward the already weakened calf. It was definitely a bit more malnourished than the rest, but it made it easy pickings. She was swift on her feet and dodged a stomping hoof from one of the frantic adult elk and the frightened, frantic hooves of the calf. She drove it forward, nipping at its heels and sides to keep it going and direct it toward Regulus's hiding place. "Reg!" she called as they got close to him to let him know his part in this play was coming up. It wasn't till then that she dared glance back over her shoulder to see if she was being chased. A male elk gave a few charges and frustrated swings of his antlers before turning back to return to his retreating herd. It suddenly dawned on her that perhaps the reason this calf was so thin was that its mother had been killed in some way and it saddened her. Although, at the same time, she felt a little relieved for it since it would not have to struggle any longer. She quickly looked back to the prey she was chasing and once Regulus had caught its attention she did as she was told and snapped her sharp teeth forward to slice through the tendons he had instructed her to cut. With her part done she jumped back out of the way to keep from getting kicked and waited to see if she would be needed again. |
