As they had discussed, Kuroo was eager to take his brother out hunting. With winter creeping its fickle fingers through the forest, he knew it would be easy to find something. Whether it was hibernating or scrounging for something good to eat, there would be plenty of options. The piebald man had waited for a rainy day. Water streamed from the clouds above and doused the mossy ground. While it may have been a cacophony of noise to some, it was a symphony to Kuroo. The patter of droplets on leaves, the rustle of the brush with mice and rabbits, even the quiet whistle of the wind that pressed against his face. Unlike the bamboo, there was enough noise to disguise them.

"I think I can smell a tapir," he whispered to Usagi as a grin tugged at his lips. Unlike the forests of Boreas, the Auster forests had animals more similar to their homeland. That Kuroo was thankful for. Picking up his pace as they splashed through the undergrowth, he followed the weak scent. The rain was nice to hide their scent, but it also kept them from picking up a good trail. "Let me know if you see something," Kuroo added as he searched the shadows of the drizzly forest for their target.

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Just as Kuroo had asked him to, Usagi held up his promises. He’d promised to go hunting, to make time for him between his other duties. It worked just as well; it wasn’t fishing, and the hohei was all the more grateful that Kuroo wasn’t eager to drag him out into the salty soup of an ocean for fish. The cool, rain-drenched pallor of the forest and its fresh, earthy scents were a soothing contrast to the bay. It was also a nice shift from the bamboo, though the cover from the massive gnarled trees mimicked the bamboo’s endless stalks for cover. Auster fauna did remind him of the prey from home quite s bit - familisr in every most way. Thus, the skills he’d honed since he was a child suited them both in this environment. Far better than either if them likely imagined. Following after his piebald sibling, the scarlet-and-black male kept his eyes and ears open and alert. The patter of rainfall upon leaves and the soft echoes of birds and other creatures gave them the advantage of stealth. "I smell it too,” He murmured, spacing out his pawsteps to reslly listen and scent the animal. The trail was weak from the rain, but it soon became stronger. On his right side, he noticed the tapir several hards away, incredibly oblivious to the two koi wolves and munching on some low lying foliage. "There," He whispered, dropping himself lower to the earth. Unlike seasalt, the mud didn’t bother him. It masked his scent even better that way, too. ”Speech”  ’Thought’

The light crunch of its step across the grass and sticks gave away its position. Lazily munching on shrubs with its eyes half-closed, completely unaware of the two canines now tracking it. Kuroo's pale gaze switches to the large tapir as his brother points it out. He could not appreciate enough how nice it felt to be out hunting with Usagi again. They were two bodies with one mind. Though their words whispered lightly, they would not need to anymore. Not now as his own body lowered into the shadows of the trees. A mere glimmer of wet sunlight as he slid beside his shadowed brother.

With only a twitch of his nose and a turn of his ear, Kuroo was off toward the backside of the tapir. Moving in a wide berth around the docile beast, he would be the one to launch the attack. Waiting, with baited breath, he watched his brother's lithe form move into position. This surely would be easy compared to other challenges they've faced in the past...

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