The Reason for the Season

Saluce Tremblay · 12-08-2010, 09:39 PM

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James you lazy boy

Layla was the first to arrive and her presence was accepted but still there hang that cloud over him toward her. He went through the motions of greeting her, a soft nuzzle back as she spoke. His ears listened as his eyes looked out along the meadow and line of trees. If enough showed up they could easily make a feast out of a big buck or doe, and not waste much. Hot breathe misted the air as it flew out of his nose then before the arrival of his pupil Saul.

As always Saul was prepared, even though his head rotated sideways, still noticing the pronounced little limp he carried because of his injured paw. Saluce greeted him as any higher ranking wolf would before letting a small smirk cross his lips in acceptance of his arrival. One more would show this morning, Conor was busy today, or else he would have shown up already. It pained him to not have him along, another experienced male would have helped him but it seemed like he would have to play drill sergeant all alone. Time was running out though and they didn’t have much time to wait, the deer were already getting nervous, knowing something was up, luckily they were still downwind but that could change if the wind changed as often as the weather went from rain to snow here.

Then at last his eyes fell on the last of their band. Those blue orbs swelled in a show of anger at Gideon’s chosen form and his inactivity. This wouldn’t do, he wasn’t prepared nor was he awake enough to be any use to him at the moment and his displeasure was shown rather plainly across his face. Saluce knew the boy had taken in strays, but he wasn’t a mother, he was a male, and this was part of learning that side of his affinity for care giving as well.

“Gideon… how do you intend to chase down a deer in that form?” was his only remark, Saluce was keeping his distaste to a slight minimum. He felt disrespected at his appearance, he had invited him and he had expectations for him to meet. The behemoth almost snarled and turned him away but his ears swiveled back toward the deer and their movements. They were on the move and time for such activities pertaining to ones preparedness would have to wait.

“Layla take Saul, you two will be fast enough to herd and run them toward us. Gideon, do not… let me down.” Was his warning to the youth, he could still prove himself, and he was very aware of how dangerous this could become for the less experienced.

Once Layla and Saul had left his gaze turned to the youth “Follow my lead, if you’re going to be in that terrible form for this then when I go in, use your strength to help keep those antlers away from any of us.” It was a simple request, if he used his form right he could be vindicated. The orders given, Saluce stalked along in front of the herd hidden waiting for the ambush.

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