Clans of the Waterfalls
Other Islands => Weolf (Kahoolawe) => Frostmoon Pack => Topic started by: ♥ Hawkfire on March 27, 2013, 07:46:57 pm
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Reika's strong paws thudded against the ground as she swiftly ran after the elk. Reika was the leader of the Frostmoon Pack and she was the fastest wolf. She was born to be a hunter, and leader. Just like her family had been leaders of the werewolf pack.
Reika was leading out a hunting patrol. Her deputy and some other hunters had come with her to the patrol. One of her most trusted warriors was in charge of the fort until they got back. They were in their wolf forms and they were chasing after a fat male elk with lots of meat on his bones.
Spring had recently arrived, and this hunt was the perfect way to kick off spring. With a big fat elk to feed the entire pack and fill up that food storage. Reika felt like she and her patrol were certain to catch the elk, she could feel it.
Reika was at the front of the patrol, her deputy behind her. They were gaining on the elk. Reika looked over her shoulder at her deputy. They were running through the forest and if they were going to catch the elk successfully they needed to do it in open land. "Try to chase the elk out into the open." She barked to her trusted deputy. "Then we can ambush it and take it down."
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"Agreed." Uttered Maruka.
Maruka may have not been as fast as Reika, but she was swift and silent. She trotted behind the elk, and nipped at his heels. Feeling the muscles in the elk bunch up, preparing to run, Maruka swerved and chased the elk into an open field with the dwenking moon shining upon the elk's sweaty body and her shiny fur. Even though the elk was young, he was tiring and Maruka was just getting started. Maruka fell back and waited for Reika to make the killing blow.
OOC: whew! That is by far the longest post I have made on my phone!
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Reika carefully watched Maruka chance the young elk out into the open. The pack leader's eyes lit up with determination as she bolted out of the forest and into the open field, fast as a cheetah. The rest of the hunters ran behind. She could almost hear the hungry whimpers of her pack. They had lost many and suffered through the winter. She had lost her father, the former pack leader, during the winter. In January she had became leader. She was not going to let her werewolf pack suffer through the spring.
Reika surged forwards at the elk, pushing off of her strong hind legs. She landed on the elk's back and dug her fangs into the elk's neck. Meanwhile the rest of the wolves on the patrol hungrily bit at the elk's legs to force the helpless elk to lie down.
The elk thrashed in pain as Reika tore into his windpipe. The elk shuttered, and then died.
Reika stepped off the elk's body and then turned to look at Maruka and the rest of the hunters. Nobody was hurt by the elks flailing hooves and they had a fat elk for dinner. Reika lifted her muzzle to the sky and howled. The rest of the patrol joined in.
As morning began to come, most of the patrol turned into humans and began carrying the elk back to the fort. Reika turned into a human and began leading the patrol back towards the fort. While they walked, Reika turned and looked down at Maruka, who was still in her wolf form. "Thanks for your help." Reika said cheerfully to her deputy.
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Maruka gave Reika a wolfy grin. She did not like being human, so many of the werewolves in Frostmoon did not know what Maruka looked like human. The elk would sustain the wolves for days to come. Spring had brought it's bounty.
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A few minutes passed before they got the elk back to the fort. They put the elk on the food pile and some of the wolves began to feast. The pups went first, of course, and once they were full the rest of the elk was given to the members of the pack.
Reika was in her room. She was in her human form and she was looking over the notes she had made. The elk had fed the pack well, but they needed to get more. The elk was the only thing of food they had besides some scraps and bones.
Reika hadn't eaten, and there probably wasn't going to be enough for her, but she didn't want any food. She was devoted to her pack as a leader. She would eat after everyone's hunger was satisfied.
Reika looked at one of her notes, and then she remembered. There was a human farm near their fort that had cows and sheep.
If they could steal some of those animals during the night, it would surely be enough to last the pack for months...
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Selina smiled happily as the pups tore into the elk. The elk was big, but the longest it would last would be less than a day. The pack needed more food, and Selina knew just where to look. There was a big forest that skirted the edges of the Frostmoon territory. It would be full of moose at this time of year. The only problem was if they accidentally passed into the holy fields of the Bluecomets, they would be doomed. Selina skipped up the stairs to Reika's room to tell her about the risky but rewarding hunt.