Fancy Seeing You Here

Kiara Amarok · 05-01-2012, 03:50 PM

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High pitched growls and loud yips rang through the valley and drowned out any other sound. Lucia and Kohaku wrestled tirelessly, their small bodies tumbled in the grass. Lucia was dominated the fight, her tiny jaws latched onto Kohaku's paw and her tail wagged furiously. The young pair played under the watchful eye of their mother, her much larger body rested against the outer walls of their den. A broad smile was stretched across Kiara's face and her eyes glowed with warmth and love for her children. It was a gorgeous spring day, the cool air refreshed the wolves and a small breeze rustled the leaves. Atop her head, white ears twitched as they scanned for any signs of danger. Although the new family was relaxing, Kiara didn't dare let down her guard. The pack had disintegrated and took their protection with it.

As the afternoon sun began to dip towards the horizon, Kohaku and Lucia gave up on their fight and turned to their mother for food. Both had grown exponentially since their birth and had taken on the classic disproportionate look of young puppies. Kohaku ran towards Kiara and stumbled over his large paws. The small boy let out a yip as he fell face first into the dirt. Lucia paused to look at him and babbled something at him before turning her big blue eyes towards Kaira. The older wolf stood and guided her puppies into the den where she let them nurse for a little while before she left to hunt. All three of them needed meat, especially because Kiara had already started the puppies weaning process.

Kiara refreshed her personal boundary markers around her den before she set off towards the mountains. Her ears were high and alert while her nose searched for any hint of prey. Kiara had spotted a herd of deer the other day halfway up the mountains. She used her mental map and memory to track down their scent and followed the trail deeper into the mountain ranges. Soon, she had reached a line of dried flowers that once marked the boarder of Ichika territory. Just beyond, lie the herd. Kaira made no attempt to hide herself, and several dozen pairs of large brown eyes watched her intently. The huntress moved with a casual air at a slow trot, her tongue hung out of her mouth and bobbed as she moved. Sapphire eyes scanned the deer. The herd was a mix of does, yearlings, and fawns. Unfortunately, they all seemed to be healthy and hearty.

The yearlings grew tense as she moved around the herd, the scent of fear filled the air and enticed the hungry wolf. Even so she remained patient, she didn't want to run the herd if she didn't have too. However, there were no obviously weak individuals so Kiara changed tactics and charged. It was a yearling who started the stampede, its panic and inexperience too great for it to remain calm under the watchful eye of a predator. Kiara lunged forward, her eyes mostly on the fawns. One in particular caught her attention as it strayed too far from its mother. The huntress focused in on the fawn and surged forward, her shoulder screamed in agony as she pushed herself up the mountian.

The chase lasted only a minute, but the fawn made no mistakes and managed to return to its mother's side. Kiara slowed and stopped at the mountains peak, her sides heaving as the pain died away. The arctic wolf watched helplessly as her prey bounded down the mountain slope and away from her hungry jaws.

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