Exploration [locked]

Walking had come steadily easier with practice, and so had talking. The foursome travelled together from the place of their birth in order to explore more of this world they had been placed in. So far, Nerah loved what she saw and was excited that she could exist in such a wondrous place. She wouldn't wait to explore everything, learn everything, and find even more friends. Life was an adventure to ones so young, and every moment was thrilling to the brown female canine.

Nerah plopped down beside Silva and looked around. The grass was a beautiful bluish color, and it was being consumed by larger creatures than what he two female canines had encountered before. Were they also food? They were eating the grass. Was it food? Nerah bent down to pluck a mouthful of the stuff from the ground and tasted it. The taste was good, though not near as much as the meat, and she got the feeling that it wouldn't fill her stomach. It did soothe it, however. Good thing to remember.

Silva grinned at her friend as she nibbled on the grass "Is it good" the canine asked, jet black fur showing clearly against the blue tinged grass. She had loved running with the two others, though it was a lot more tiring then she realized.


She smiled happily at her four friends. Nerah, Antares, Yuris. The best friends a canine could have, she was sure of it.

At Antares's words, she flicked her ears, turning her head to look at him. The male canine looked rather hungry, nibbling at the grass as if it were food. "Good" she replied, suddenly sorry that she or Nerah hadn't though to save any of their kill "Maybe we can practice hunting here as well? Those tall blue things look like food, and that runs bound to have made anyone pretty hungry" she smiled in a friendly manner at Antares, glad the canine had decided to come along. With the four of them traveling together, this would be the best exploration EVER!

Silva blinked, a grin spreading across her face "Sure, lets see if we can take down one of those things....those elk" she corrected herself, surprised by the knowledge she hadn't known that she knew.

Quickly, she imitated the position he was in. It felt right for hunting. It was like the playing position she had used when wrestling with Nerah, but this time, her hindquarters were lowered as well and her ears were flat against the back of her head. Quickly, keeping her weight even on all four paws, she followed after Antares, eyes closed into slits "Which one are we going for?"

"How about the one that's laying down" Antares hissed through his teeth to keep quiet, gesturing towards the older, smaller looking elk laying at the back of the heard, closest to them. He stalked quietly behind the small bushes lining the clearing the elk were grazing in. Antares lowered his haunches more to keep hidden, his black fur stood out horribly. The elk they were stalking seemed to be sleeping thankfully though.

Antares rolled his shoulders a bit preparing to attack, keeping himself low, yet building the strength to pounce.

"Now" he leaped, landing directly on the neck of the much larger elk.

High-strung and nervous, he very nearly jumped out of his skin when Antares just went at the elk like some sort of uncontrollable monster. However, not wanting to be the odd one out, he bounded just behind Silva and gripped onto the elk's thigh, shocking himself with the sink of teeth into skin. It wasn't always going to be this easy, with the elk just falling away under their paws.

In his peripheral he saw the antler scrape along Silva's flank. He wanted to inquire if she was quite right, but his pride caught up to him (and it was hard to speak with a mouthful of fur).

Spitting it out, he scrunched up his nose and backed off. This whole hunting business was a lot of work, especially considering next time, the elk might not be conveniently asleep or so close. Perhaps it would just be best if he let the others do the clawing and biting.

Seeing that the others had all gotten an attack in, Silva jumped forward, short black fur standing on end, sinking her teeth into the haunches of the elk. The creature gave a weak bleat of defeat, its struggles growing more weak. Silva quickly let go of the elk, yelling to the others over the noise of the battle "One more attack, we almost got it" before sinking her teeth in the elk's side again, ripping off a chunk of flesh.

She watched the others out of the corner of her eye. Antimiris had a good grip on the elk's throat, and Nerah was doing well on the hindquarters. Yanir had bitten the elk and backed off, probably getting ready for another leap into the attack.

Getting ready for another attack? Nope. Yamir was pretty much done. He sat back, watching the other bite and savage the elk lazily. His tongue rolled out to clear the spot of blood on his nose, and he stepped closer involuntarily when the elk's eyes dimmed.

"I suppose," Yamir agreed mildly, mostly just speaking because he'd learned to enjoy the sound of his own voice. "Had a bit of trouble, did you?" He eyed the somewhat unfruitful bites and scratches in the elk's throat. It was a bloody mess and it only served to sharpen his hunger.