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Haha. I don't care a fig about matching posts. <3
Vesper followed the fawn, her blue eyes sharp and cold and incapable of missing anything before her. It was her duty to reconnoiter for the clan, to spot the movements of the enemy as well as the movements of other canines outside the skull-lined borders. Her skills had become more important than ever these past few weeks, with the hot breath of the wolves ever on their heels. If she missed even a blink, they could swarm in at a weak point and murder one of her clan mates, one of her friends.
Even when the baby deer dropped down, spindly legs folded underneath its spotted body as it curled in on itself, she did not miss it. The killing was a swift thing, and she folded the body under her arm as she headed back to her newest kill’s mother. She could call for another Infernian to help her tow the doe back to the clan, and they could eat. She might even be able to make a false trail for the wolves to follow, if she dared stay out here much longer. With Stark keeping an eye out…
His call was distinct, even if it wasn’t the raucous caw of the raven’s poor cousin, the crow. It was wordless this time, but there was urgency in his tone, and she moved as quickly as she could on two legs with her arms occupied. Breathless, she reached the edge of the trees and stared at the russet luperci that had fallen upon her catch.
“The hell are you doing?” Vesper demanded in a snarl, her lips curled back to reveal needle-sharp fangs. She tossed the fawn down unceremoniously, her fur bristling as she strode toward the other—a lone male hybrid, her eyes and nose told her. She held her hands out at her sides, unsheathing her claws, standing strong as Ithiel and Helotes had instructed her. She understood scavenging and thievery all too well, surviving off it when she had been a loner, but this man was a fool to devour a carcass before it’d even gotten cold.
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