Her next victim, uh student, was Unagi. Though all of the pups, except for Delphi, would eventually dwarf Cel in size, she would teach what she could in the meantime. Knowing that Unagi was eager and willing to learn, Cel took the girl out at dusk when animals would be out and about. Their victim today would be weasels. Fast and clever, the vermin wouldn’t be the easiest to catch which meant it would be challenging for Unagi! Keeping a quick pace, Cel spoke very little until they found a good brush area to hide in. Ducking down into the shadows, she glanced at the girl with a smile. “Tell me, what can you smell? Hear? See? Any sort of animal in particular?” She questions as she too keeps aware of their surroundings.

Unagi has a rather large appetite for one so young and… small. The girl always seems to feel ravenous and her fondness for food is evident in the way her puppy belly has turned into a more of a… pudge. Short legs push the pup at a fast waddle alongside her other mother, the prospect of hunting (and eating) food too good an opportunity to pass up. Mouth is cracked wide open as the corners of her lips turn up in a smile, tongue lolling out the side of her maw as she pants from the exertion. However, the whole time she walks, the excitement that she feels is almost palpable.

The pair dip into an area with several bushes and hunker down, Unagi lowering her body while turning her curious gaze up to catch Cel’s gaze. Black and pink eyes berm with a strange intensity as she is questioned and the pup immediately sets about sniffing the air. Face screws up tightly as she concentrates, sorting out the smells she knows from those she doesn’t. Mixed in among the floral aromas and heady earthen scents, is a strangely… familiar one. Head turns in the direction of the smell, eyes searching for any signs of the creatures she had seen once before.

In a bush, a short distance off, the leaves rattle in a tell-tale sign of a creature moving around. Body flattens against the ground as she lifts a tiny paw, pointing toward the brush while whispering, maybe a little too loudly, “There! The stinky, noddle creatures!” No one had officially offered the name of the beast’s to Unagi so she had made one of her own up. Sure, it is kind of long and weird but hey! It works!


"Hattori-Klein Unagi"

Celeste is proud of the pup as she beams down at the little sprite. Knowing that Unagi will not be so little soon, she wants to treasure this moment. Hunkered down behind a bush with the breeze tussling their fur, it would only last so long. Lost in thought as she tried to impress these seconds into her memory forever, she almost didn’t notice the rustling not far off. As Unagi’s face wrinkles and her attention turns toward the other bush, Celeste also pays attention. Her own aquamarine gaze watches the wiggling leaves as the telltale scent of a weasel wafts their way. Pleased to know that Unagi’s senses were working properly, she had to hold back a laugh when the pup called the animal a “stinky noodle creature.” While the pup wasn’t wrong, it also wasn’t the name for it. Covering her lips with a paw until her giggle subsided, she nodded down at Unagi. “Ah, yes, honey, those are weasels,” she says with an amused smile before leaning down to nuzzle the top of Unagi’s head with her nose. Turning back to watch the leaves move back and forth, she lowers another inch or so to ensure that she was properly hidden in the shadows. “Now, Unagi, what we want to do is be fast and accurate. When we see that the weasel is distracted, I want you to burst out of our little hiding spot and be fast enough to jump it before it notices,” her gaze flicks from the pup to the target. “When you think it’s time, go,” her voice is a gentle whisper before she turns to keep her eyes on the weasel scouring for berries. Celeste’s plan was to follow Unagi and take the weasel down in the pup ended up unsuccessful.