04-17-2008, 05:19 AM
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Ok, either they were on the same track, or Tawny just read his mind. Because Umbra had just been about to suggest that Tawny go to the left. And then the air stilled. Thank Luna for that, he thought, starting to crawl a little ways in the opposite direction. No wind would simplify things a little. And then they just had to hope that the deer didn't run the wrong way when they went for it.
Slowly, slowly, he crept closer, keeping within the bushes and keeping track of where Tawny was -- it wasn't that easy, but knowing that the wolf was there helped a lot. Finally he had no obstacles between him and the deer, and he tensed up, preparing himself to attack.
Go for the throat, he told himself, using the same tone his mother had when instructing him so many months ago. Locate the windpipe, and bite hard. It's the easiest way to hunt when you lack a large hunting party. And most of all, avoid being kicked.
Having thus reminded himself -- he found that he worked best when doing that -- he burst out of the bushes, making the deer scatter. Fortunately, their target didn't scatter in the same direction as the rest. Umbra thought it was heading for Tawny, but he couldn't be quite sure from this angle.
Ok, either they were on the same track, or Tawny just read his mind. Because Umbra had just been about to suggest that Tawny go to the left. And then the air stilled. Thank Luna for that, he thought, starting to crawl a little ways in the opposite direction. No wind would simplify things a little. And then they just had to hope that the deer didn't run the wrong way when they went for it.
Slowly, slowly, he crept closer, keeping within the bushes and keeping track of where Tawny was -- it wasn't that easy, but knowing that the wolf was there helped a lot. Finally he had no obstacles between him and the deer, and he tensed up, preparing himself to attack.
Go for the throat, he told himself, using the same tone his mother had when instructing him so many months ago. Locate the windpipe, and bite hard. It's the easiest way to hunt when you lack a large hunting party. And most of all, avoid being kicked.
Having thus reminded himself -- he found that he worked best when doing that -- he burst out of the bushes, making the deer scatter. Fortunately, their target didn't scatter in the same direction as the rest. Umbra thought it was heading for Tawny, but he couldn't be quite sure from this angle.