Dagger nodded in agreement, and he was about to say something when a twig snapping in the distance caught his attention, then the scent of deer his his nose and he looked over at Quicksilver with a bright smile, tail wagging slowly, "ready to get some real food?" he asked.

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Lenai tilted her head, "Bison? I've heard of them, but we never see them here in the forest. I guess that are more of an open space animal." she said with a shrug, "but maybe I'll be lucky enough to see one before I die."

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"Alright alright." Lukas said, getting up and shaking his head, "just dont come crying back when you run into another rose bush." he said with a smile.

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 Mwezi smiled, "where have you been hiding Arson?" she asked, tone slightly teasing. She hoped that now the deer were back, the pack would go back to being close and friendly, the way it had been before the harsh, cold winter.

Skye wolfed down her fill of deer meat, then tore a strip of the red meat from the shoulder of the deer, and turned back toward camp, "I'm bringing something to Basil, when you guys are finished, head back to camp." she said, trotting back to camp at a liesurly pace.

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Jua sat on her haunches and licked the blood form her chops. FOr the first time in a while, her belly was comfortably full and she felt accomplished, having helped personally in the hunt.

Dager crouched low to the ground by a rose bush, waiting patiently for a deer to come his way.

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Lukas grabbed Darcy by th scruff of her neck and pulled her back, "Shh!" he said urgently, "look." he pointed with his muzzle to where Dagger crouched in hiding, "they are deer hunting, Quicksilver will drive the deer his way, and Dagger will cut them off and catch one." he explained.

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Leani chuckled softly, "then they are a lot like moose, definately dangerous and not something to mess with, but I'd still love to see one" she said happily.

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"Sorry I asked," Mwezi said, sticking her tounge out, "I didn't know you were up to no good." out of the corner of her eye, she noticed Dhark flinch, but didn't think to much about it.

"Dont get used to it." Jua said, rolling her eyes at Sheathe, "one of these days you're going to have to do something useful, since we all know you are no good at catching rabbits." she teased.

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Skye trotted into camp and set down the hunk of meat be Basil, "think you could try to eat that?" she asked, "A pack needs its beta to be strong and healthy.

Quicksilver had latched onto another doe's back leg, but it wrenched it free and limped quickly after its herd. She let it go, knowing that she could always find it later when it bled to death; its leg was mangled and oozing blood. She padded over to Dagger, smiling. "Good catch," she complimeted him, pausing a moment before throwing her head back and letting a loud howl break loose.

Darcy wiggled out of Lukas' grip and darted towards Quicksilver and Dagger. "Wow!" she squealed, fluffy black tail stuck straight up in the air. "Look, Lu-lu! Look! They just caught the biggest rabbit ever!" Quicksilver couldn't help but laugh. 

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Primrose and Jem both pricked their ears at the same time when they heard Quicksilver's howl. "Sounds like dinner," she mused, leaving the two other wolves by themselves. 

"Does that mean they caught something?" Jem asked, confused. Usually in his old Pack, it was whoever caught it that got to eat, save for buffalo. After that, it was pups and she-wolves who got to eat, and then whoever was left got to pick at the bones.

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"Maybe it can be my business," Arson retorted, growling back at her. "We could be partners in crime."
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Sheathe snorted, rolling his eyes again. 

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Zane chuckled. "You really should take another wolf with you, though. Lots of danger in the forest lately." He thought he could smell IcePack on Dhark, but he said nothing about it. Perhaps he'd just been hunting near the border. He ignored Mwezi and Arson icily, jealousy making his paws prickle slightly.

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"It's sweet, and it helps if you have a sore throat," Basil said, eating the deer meat a little faster now. He hadn't realized how hungry he was. "Just try a little bit."

Dagger tilted his head, "rabbit?" he asked with a laugh, looking around and seieing Lukas, rather amused to see the big wolf referred to as Lu-lu.

"Darcy," Lukas began, "thats a deer, they are only around in spring, summer, and fall, the mostly disappear in winter. But yeah, much bigger than a rabbit."

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Lenai nodded, "yeah, now that its spring, the deer will be plentiful, so theres a lot to go around." she looked around, not seing any of the other pack memeber," but we better get there quick, before everybody else stuffs their faces and leave nothing for us!' she said, getting to her feet.

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 "I work alone." Mwezi growled in an over-dramatic voice.

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Dhark shrugged, "I've always rfound rabbit hunting to be a lot easier alone, but if anybody wants to tag along, I wont ob
ject."

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Skye cautiously let the tip of her tounge touch the honey and let out a suprised yelp, "I've never tasted anything to sweet!" she barked.

"Can't we eat first?" Lukas complained, "I havent had deer in months."

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Kuro dipped his head to Dagger and quicksilver when he was in sight of the deer, "if I'm not mistaken," he began, "you injured another deer? I can smell it, want me to go after it?" he offered."

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"Really." Mwezi said, sticking her tounge out, "you couldnt keep up with me anyway."

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"The trick to catching a rabbit when you're not very fast is to just be stealthy. You can get pretty close when you are silent." Dhark said with a shrug.

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"Its good," Skye said, "But I'm not really sure its worth the bee stings."

Lukas shook his head, "if you say so." he said with a sigh.

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Kuro dipped his head before turning and following the scent of blood toward the injured deer, nose to the ground.

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Lenai had her ears perked up eagerly, "so what did we miss?" she asked with a bright smile.

-___-((<-my face right meow XD))

Mwezi chuckled softly, "silly old wolf thinks he can keep up with me! The moon herself!" she said, voice in a mock muttering-under-her-breath tone, but definately loud enough for Arson to hear.

Mwezi wrinkled her nose, "thats OLD!" she teased, "and this pup knows she can outrun any old wolf!'

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Lukas couldnt help but laugh at Darcy's reaction to the meat, "better than rabbit eh?" he said with a smile. He looked around, the entire pack was here, save for Kuro and Mocha. he twitched uncomfortably, and stopped standing at his full, toweing hieght, the way he did when he was around Darcy or Lenai.

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Lenai glanced at Jem, "What are you waiting for?" she asked, "dig in!" she said before biting into the flesh of the deer and ripping a hunk of meat off for herself.

((So.........incredibly....................................HUNGRY!! *noms on IcePack's deer.

Lukas *growls and bited snoweh* )))