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Post by Adder on May 27, 2006 4:28:45 GMT -5
As a long muzzle poked through the vegetation, knocking down a few leaves in the process, a slender young male creeped under the foliage with ease. A lithe body caused him to be a fearsome runner and hunter, despite his young age. Bright, friendly, naive and somewhat shy, Alphonse Hawkeye was at the brink of adulthood; something that had not seemed to affect him as of yet..
However, he knew the rules of hunting alright. Scanning the landscape of the beautiful Buttercup Clearing, he saw nothing but pretty flowers. Taking in the new scents and aromas, he grinned to himself before turning to try and spot Jude behind him somewhere. He remained strangely quiet, however. I wonder whether the red deer herd come through at this time of the week.. Alpha Adder said that they come through every so often.. he thought to himself, instead of aloud, which he normally did.
Swishing his tail playfully, he flung backwards onto the grass and scratched his ear with a rear leg before jumping around to warm up. Al sure did love to hunt, and the excitement was already building up in the young male member of Oracular Forest. Yawning, he turned to face the area in which he had erupted from.
' Come, come, let's go hunt! Come, come, let's go hunt! ' he chanted in a sing-song fashion, barking at the end. Giggling, he soon shut up as he remembered the hunting task they had been assigned.
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Post by Asriel on May 27, 2006 4:59:09 GMT -5
Jude had, with much reluctance, fallen behind Alphonse. He was not recognizing the wolf's superiority, having been in the pack for longer than he. No, nothing of the sort. The only reason he had to degrade himself in such a way was that Alphonse knew the way to the hunting grounds, while newby Jude did not. There was no other option, and so Jude had trudged grudgingly behind Al, forced to put up with his incessant chit-chat until, finally, they reached what seemed to be the hunting grounds.
Jude dropped gratefully into a hunting crouch, noting with irritation how smoothly and comfortably Alphonse slipped through the undergrowth. Jude was an ok hunter, but it was not his greatest asset. Alphonse made it look so easy, slithering through the foliage without a sound, whereas Jude had to think carefully about every pawstep, writhing and curving awkwardly around every obstacle so as not to make a noise. He managed it - of course he did; he was not incompetent - until he was mere inches away from the last layer of cover. Alphonse was already out in the open, rolling and leaping about in an infuriating fashion. Jude rolled his eyes, shuffling forwards. When he was nearly free of the clinging foliage, Alphonse suddenly began to chant, the annoying singing sending an involuntary shudder of both surprise and annoyance through Jude. He burst quite suddenly from his hiding place, causing quite a racket of rustling, accompanied by a growl of frustration from the wolf himself.
He turned to glare at Alphonse, furious hazel eyes boring into the immature male. Then, he snorted angrily and turned away, sniffing the air, tail flicking. He caught the very faint, familiar aroma of deer, and was instantly excited. Adrenaline was released into his system, gushing through his veins and causing him to perk up, ears standing on end, eyes suddenly bright. His head swung to the floor, where he caught sight of a small pile of deer droppings. He sniffed them - they were reasonably fresh, from that morning, probably. Jude lifted his head again, green flecked eyes scanning his surroundings. He could not see any of the prey he and Al sought, so he turned to the other wolf and jerked his head as if to say 'let's go,' before pressing his nose to the floor and stepping out eagerly, following patches and traces of scent in the hope to find a spot where a white tailed deer hind resided. Jude was a mediocre hunter, but his tracking skills were slightly above average, and he prided himself on this.
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Post by Adder on May 27, 2006 9:35:30 GMT -5
ooc; This board has temporarily been frozen as Asriel/Jude cannot post for the whole week. This means it will be locked temporarily but will open again apon her return. ^^
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