Traps. At her size, she sets traps like it's her job. With their proximity to the Polar Sound, it would be more than just hunting, but fishing too. Hell, more than fishing. There were plenty of things they could drown in the sound, and likely things that would make good coats. Really, Iscariot's current fixation is snagging herself a seal. It would be a drowning snare. Though the seals would live some time longer than the average mammal, they'd still need to come up eventually. A large rock, pushed ashore by a recent storm, would make the perfect weight. With great effort, Riot rolled the stone down to a ledge with a nice steep drop off. Soon enough, they'd let the games begin.

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With a stretch and a yawn, Kaino rose to her paws and made her way towards where she knew Riot would be waiting. She'd promised to hunt with her sister and would follow through with that promise. Both Saxe ladies were skilled hunters, killers of things, crafty, sneaky, clever. Bringing something exotic to heel would be an easy feat for the pair and Kai knew that they were both up for the challenge.

Making her way to where her much smaller sister was rolling a log about, Kai put her weight against it and assisted in rolling it to its destination. Once it was in place, mint and ice eyes cut to the diminutive purple fae. "What's the plan, my sweet?" With a cheesy grin, Kai licked Riots cheek. You know... just to be a brat.

"Speech"

The clever girls has the rock in position, Iscariot panting and grumbling from the effort of it all. She wouldn't complain too much about taking a lick to the cheek, even if she did pull a face. Tying the noose would come next, a process that was finnicky and a little annoying. She'd have to make sure it was secured to the rock as well, humming to herself as she did. It's a length of jute, around the same color as the dingy, dead grasses around their feet. "Drowning trap," a wicked little glimmer in her eye. "Help me with the rope?" A twitch of her tail, carefully wrapping the length of jute cordage around the rock, but struggling to rock it and feed the line under. "Anything that gets caught in the noose, then gets into the water won't come up until we want it to." Iscariot's grin is wide as she looks to Kaino, tail twitching excitedly. "Riot"---"Kai"

Riot's face was noted as Kai gave her a lick and the larger sister just grinned sweetly. They both knew that she was affectionate and annoying, but it all came from a place of love. Riot knew that. If she didn't, well... Kai would just have to try harder then, wouldn't she? Drowning trap, she was informed and answered with a nod. Riot asked for help with the rope and Kaino did so, using her superior size to roll the stone enough so that they could tie the jute around it securely. Together with her sister, Kai made sure that the rope was tight and wouldn't slide one way or another. There was enough of the rope, so Kai suggested that they tie a threeway stretch around the boulder. It wouldn't do to go through all the effort only to have the rope roll off upon impact. "Riot"---"Kai"

Affectionate pestering, it's a love language. Iscariot knows as much, even if she pretends to detest it. They're quick as they rig the trap together, working as a team far easier than alone. Rope wrapped around the rock, securing everything in place. It seemed strong and secure enough, at least as far as Iscariot could tell. Taking a step back and nodding to herself, and then looking once more at a few paces. Could the seals even see that well? Gaze scanning the length of the Sound for a piece of driftwood, Riot is quick to find a stick. A little branch, just something to tie to the other end that would float. Securing it in a tidy bow with a nod and a flick of her tail, Riot was pleased with herself. "So we can find it under the water," turning back to Kaino, looking for some sort of approval. Riot fancies herself clever, okay? "Should we bury the line in the snow?" "Riot"---"Kai"

Once the ropes were secure, Riot shambled away in search of driftwood. Thankfully there was quite a bit laying around. Moments later the rope was secured to the wood as well. Her sister explained the reasoning and Kai nodded, seeing the logic in it. "Pity we can't just club them upside their dopey little skulls, eh?" the larger sister laughed aloud. She wasn't squeamish and dead seal jokes were funny. Riot suggested that they cover the rope in snow and Kai shrugged. "We could. Who even knows how smart a seal is?" Kaino set about covering the long stretch of jute with snow, dusting it with her paws to make the covering look as natural as possible. "This should be good enough. Especially if we're running the things into the trap." Mismatched eyes shot to her sister, seeing what the small fae wanted to do next. "Riot"---"Kai"

Kaino's approval means more than she cares to explain, Riot's tail wagging before she can stop it. "We can with the rest," she chirps. "I just want a nice one, with no holes, so I can make my coat." The girl's eyes glimmered excitedly, as she fluffed some snow over the jute. Just in case. Just in case. "Should we go seal chasin'?" An excited wiggle, tippy-tapping a bit in the snow. Riot is allowed to really shine when she's comfortable, okay? Not waiting for Kai to agree, the girl takes off through the snow, hot on the trial of the seals. The furry beasts were good for more than meat, thank goodness. "Riot"---"Kai"

With the trap laid, the pair of sisters looked at one another, both satisfied with their work. Riot then grinned and suggested that they chase some seals. Kaino snickered, lifting a paw which she swept out in front of herself dramatically. "Lead the way, my lady." The pair made their way down the edge of the beach, Kaino sticking close to the edge of the pines until the seals came into full view. The lavender fae hunkered down, mint and ice eyes peering between the branches of a fallen pine. She cast a sidelong glance at her sibling, asking if she was ready. "Riot"---"Kai"

The pair moves up the Sound, Iscariot in the lead. It starts as gleeful trolloping-- the seals wouldn't see them, and they're well enough downwind. Allowing herself to stretch out, to run, to skip, and best of all? To be herself. That was cheesy, and she's going to pretend you didn't read it. Nearing the seals, she slows to a creeping, careful step. Head hanging low, shoulders pitched forward. Leaning, excited, and most of all? Ready. They'd go seal smashing, and drive the conglomeration (what's the word for a group of seals?) toward the trap. Only one had to get tangled and caught up, the rest? The rest would eat just the same. A glimmer in her eye as she nods to Kaino, cutting wide around them, electric and excited. Bursting from cover with a snarl and a snap, bloodlust taking her over. "Riot"---"Kai"

Kaino enjoyed seeing Iscariot let loose. Something about it made the larger fae feel like a good sister or something. It wasn't often that Riot was comfortable enough to breathe. That was something that Kai had never had an issue with. She was unapologetically herself at all times. Goofy, snarky jokes and all. The seals lay on the beach like spotted pancakes. Kai couldn't remember having eaten seal before so this would be interesting. A new experience indeed. She waited for Riot to make the move then followed suit, bursting from cover and snapping at the flippers of the sea sploots. They chased the seals down the beach and towards the trap. "Riot"---"Kai"

The seals scatter, panic seeming to take them over. Perhaps selfishly, she sights out the prettiest of them. Nothing was going to be prettier than her, and she was going to have its pelt for herself. Excitedly, the girl zeroes in on it. Making sure to keep her teeth at the beast's edges only-- mostly the flippers, as she herds and harasses it down the beach. There's something pretty joyful about the whole thing, as fucked as that might be. Like bats out of hell, they close in on the seal. Right up to the edge and into the noose, perfect as a picture. Iscariot's grin is wild, and she's wide-eyed. It worked! Of course it worked. All that was left? Scaring the beast off the side and playing their waiting game. Hell, they could probably nab another while they waited for this one to run out of air, if Kai wanted.

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The seal slid into the noose and the pair of ladies both smiled toothily. Kai continued after it, frightening the beast over the edge and down to its death. That had been terribly easy. Maybe it was because the pair worked so well together. Having grown up so close, it was possible that they knew what the other would do before they even did it. Best hunting sisters ever!

Kai moved forward and looked over the edge, eyes narrowing as she searched for the indicator driftwood bobbing on the water. It would be easy to see when the seal stopped its shenanigans. The wood would stop moving and they would haul the dead thing back up.

"Speech"