Exploration [locked]

[Meesh]

A continuation of our orchard rp. Open to whoever, just know that the four of us already posting in this kind of have a past together now ^^

By the four of us, I mean:
Aries
Crumblebread
Reedragon
Meeshdragon

Enjoy~ :3

~~~~~SEVERAL HOURS LATER~~~~~~

Silva finally stopped, panting happily as she had collapsed to her feet. The long trek had granted her full use of her paws, she was pretty sure she could walk and run decently with them now. Briefly during the trek, she and Nerah had trotted off on their own [different rp- ended now :3] and came back, looking satisfied and covered in orange feathers.

Now the group of four had arrived in the new land. It was full of blue tinged grass, bluefurred elklike creatures grazed everywhere. Silva stared in amazement. So cool!

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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.

[Aries]

Antares flopped down panting, he had made good use of his powerful hind legs during the run. He nibbled at the bitter blue grass out of hunger, he didn't want to have to kill another creature to feed himself. Hunger would get the worst of him eventually though.

Pulling himself to his feet he scanned the hills, wondering what else or who else was out there. The thought slipped his mind after a few moments.

"How was hunting" Antares mewed quietly, obviously the hunt had gone well. Both of them were covered in soft looking orange feathers. He flicked his ears and decided he needed more than grass to eat. Maybe he could find an old creature, already close to death anyway to eat.

[Meesh]

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!

[Aries]

Antares looked at Silva questionably. "Was that a challenge?" he made a cat-ish smirk at Silva. Surely the both of them could take down one of those tall blue deer like creatures. "I think taking down one of those things could be a fun challenge, that is if you're up to it?" Antares got to his feet. All that running let him get his bearings with his limbs.

Movement darted in the corner of his eye, he quickly get into a stalking positioning. It seemed to come naturally. He leaped at a small clump of grass in a playful manner, just to test himself out.

"How 'bout it?" Antares giggled as he stalked towards the blue creatures.

[Antares is a feline and Crumble's character's name is Yamir xDD]

[Meesh]

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?"

[crumblebread]

Walking still wasn't one of his specialties, but he wasn't having much trouble with it anymore. He trailed behind the others, watching in confusion as they took bites of the blue grass. His nose turned up in distaste but he really didn't have much choice, and was famished. Leaning down, he tugged some grass up and chewed it with as much dignity as possible, toughing down the bland taste. It didn't seem like something he'd enjoy eating regularly. Those things, however... what was it Silva had called them? Elk? They looked plausible. They were huge, though, and those horns wouldn't be as charming if they were breaking your bones.

Observing them crouch down, he didn't copy because he thought it looked silly - but if he didn't crouch down, hunting would be a bit more difficult, wouldn't it? With narrow eyes, he considered that, eyes trained on Antares and Silva. He gave in after a moment of thought, reluctantly sinking down and crawling after them.

[Aries]

"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.

[Meesh]

Silva gave a wordless bark of agreement, instincts taking completely over as she jumped out of the bushes and sprinted towards the elk, watching out of the corner of her eye as she saw Antares tackle the elk's neck, adjusting her course slightly so she was running towards the hooves of the panicking elk. As it tried to stand, she jumped forward, teeth singing into one of it's legs. Hobbled, the elk collapsed, bleating in panic as it saw its herd members gallop off. Silva gave a half growl of victory, jumping back to give the others a shot at attacking the elk, now that it couldn't run. She yipped as one of the elk antlers grazed her side, growling

[crumblebread]

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.

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((Not without me, you don't! Sorry, I was trying to get organized.))

The male feline asked how the hunting went, and Nerah let Silva answer as she took another mouthful of grass. The stuff wasn't bad at all, though she figured this would be her last mouthful for now. Eating made it hard to talk, and she was among friends.

"Is all right," she responded when it occurred to her that Silva has asked about the grass. "Not as good as meat."

The other female suggested practicing hunting, and Nerah was on her feet. She immediately dropped into a crouch and waited for the others to pick their prey. They chose one that was laying down, and she readied herself. Then, once the signal was given, she charged forward, chomping at the elk's hindquarters.

[Meesh]

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.

[Aries]

Antares was hoping that Yamir would go in for the kill shot, but apparently not. He adjusted himself to sink his teeth into the elk's jugular, barely successful. His teeth weren't large enough to kill it, this could take a while. Using his hind legs to hold on. Antares tried using his claws as well, a little better. The amount of blood leaking out of the elk's neck was honestly disgusting. Using his claws to scrape at the vein as well was working to kill it faster, it was getting tired now. Silva's attack maimed it, so it couldn't get up. Antares loosened his grip on the elk, sliding down it's side.

"Now, I'm assuming we let it die?" Antares started cleaning his muzzle of the crimson fluid that was blocking his senses.

[crumblebread]

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.

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With the group attacking relentlessly, the elk was downed. The feline went in for the kill, while Silva was already beginning to feed. Nerah prodded the elk now that it was as good as lunch. Finding a soft spot at the belly, she dug in with her fangs, tearing her own mouthful from the poor animal. She felt a bit bad for it. It was only trying to survive. It was clearly food, though. If it wasn't food, it wouldn't have tried to run.

The elk wouldn't have long to live now. Not with the throat and belly ripped out. Antares spoke, and Nerah nodded while swallowing her bite. "You can go ahead and eat now, though. Both of you. If you do, it'll die faster." At least, she assumed that's how it worked.