10-13-2012, 10:25 AM
Null encouraged and soothed the sheep as best she could as the Boss attended to them. She did as she was bid, taking up the rear as the blonde woman began to lead the animals, who dragged and pulled and seemed unwilling to move even as they recognised that their chances were better if they allowed themselves to be led. Null shoved at the backsides of the sheep and yipped at them if they refused to move, making the stupid animals hasten their steps a little before they would slow and drag once more, making her repeat the process. Part of the trapper's brain sparked up with irritation, wanting to rip the throats out of the stubborn beasts, but she refrained; that would do no good to anyone, and would probably be a little insane.
As they led the half-drowned creatures back through the forest, one of the sheep had its legs sink into the mud. The poor damn thing was stuck, and for the second time that day Null had to heft a bleating, wet, struggling, wooly creature out of the mud. She snapped at it once it was free, making the creature scurry forward to huddle with its flock mates. Null briefly considered herself ome sort of herding creature, before realizing that, no, that was a stupid thought and she should just focus on the task at hand.
It took longer to make it back to where they'd entered the wood with the added struggle of bringing the sheep, but it could've been much worse. There was a fierce roar of wind and the sound of a cracking branch off somewhere nearby in the forest, and one of the sheep nearly bolted, which would've panicked the others most likely, but Null had all but had it with the stupid things. She grabbed the creature and shoved it back with a snarl, making it cower and follow after the Boss with the others before it had time to try and run against the rope around its neck.
It wasn't long now-- they just had to set the sheep back into the stables, damaged though they were. Right?
As they led the half-drowned creatures back through the forest, one of the sheep had its legs sink into the mud. The poor damn thing was stuck, and for the second time that day Null had to heft a bleating, wet, struggling, wooly creature out of the mud. She snapped at it once it was free, making the creature scurry forward to huddle with its flock mates. Null briefly considered herself ome sort of herding creature, before realizing that, no, that was a stupid thought and she should just focus on the task at hand.
It took longer to make it back to where they'd entered the wood with the added struggle of bringing the sheep, but it could've been much worse. There was a fierce roar of wind and the sound of a cracking branch off somewhere nearby in the forest, and one of the sheep nearly bolted, which would've panicked the others most likely, but Null had all but had it with the stupid things. She grabbed the creature and shoved it back with a snarl, making it cower and follow after the Boss with the others before it had time to try and run against the rope around its neck.
It wasn't long now-- they just had to set the sheep back into the stables, damaged though they were. Right?