Post by Uruviel on Mar 4, 2008 21:57:48 GMT -5
Xinelil trotted to the base of the mountain and pushed his way through the slowly melting snow drifts back towards the forest. This reminded him that Nahuel had never shown back up. He grunted quietly, irritated that he'd shared a fish with the brute who hadn't bothered to appear where he'd asked. Stopping on the edge of the forest, Xin halted, prepared to wait for the others to arrive. Hopefully, more than just Kadhi would come. Maybe a few of them had just temporarily zoned out, and they would snap back into reality and come down to help feed themselves. If not, he would make sure that rank changes were in order...
The brute narrowed his eyes into the forest, using both his sense of smell, his acute hearing, and his somewhat decent night vision to search for prey. There was a heavy scent of elk nearby, and it was likely to be good for them. Since spring had just barely arrived, there would most likely be weak elders and shrimpy young ones for them to pick off. Hunting at night would also work to their advantage...
Xinelil plopped down in the snow, trying to keep himself hidden from the prey as long as possible. They would be a ways further into the woods by the time the rest of the hunting group got there, but it would help them if there was already a designated target for their hunt. The brute licked his maw anxiously, longing for the taste of red meat. Sure, fish was good, but nothing could beat a nice, juicy hunk of red meat. His mouth watered just thinking about it... They better get here soon. I'm hungry, he thought crankily. There was always the chance that they would not get their prey as well. He always had to keep this option in mind.
If the group did not sucessfully down the prey necessary to support their pack for the next couple of days, they would have to resort to fishing once more. From what Xin had seen, Nyspoli's Pool had been teeming with fish. They would make up their losses one way or another.