Word Count :: +3 die elky diiiie 8D
Dixie held herself steady on Duke’s back, having found her rhythm and balance. It had been a long time since she’d been atop him when he got into herding mode, but it was like riding a bike and the knowledge just didn’t go away. Her small hands left his mane, only her legs holding on to the saddle tightly. Grabbing onto the rope, she lifted the loop up above her head and started to twirl it slowly, gaining momentum until it was spinning relatively fast. Once she had found a good speed, she waited for Duke to jump in closer and sent the rope sailing. At the last moment, she flicked her wrist again and nearly changed the direction of her entire throw. The loop caught on to the elk’s back left leg as she kicked up in the air.
Making sure the other end of the rope was tied up securely to the saddle; Dixie clicked a few times and nudged Duke’s sides gently. He whinnied with excitement and threw his entire body backwards, jerking and tugging the rope. The girl winced and turned her head away as the sound of cracking bone filled the air and the cow elk gave an agonized cry. However, the girl refused to make the horse slow down with his insistent backing up. There was no reason to do anything other than let the men kill the elk now, as the broken leg would surely kill her in a slower and more painful way. Plus, her new pack mates needed this food. They needed everyone’s participation in the hunting, and even though she might not be able to stomach hurting an animal in such a way without killing it immediately, she would do what was necessary to protect and nourish her new family.
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