1. vex
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It was nearing the end of Summer but despite this, it was hotter than it had ever been at the Davenport Homestead. Even with the shade provided by the overhanging trees, the young Mohawk boy couldn't escape from the humidity that caused his clothes to cling uncomfortably to him and sweat to drip from his brow. He hung low to the ground, taking cover in a patch of high grass, his eyes watching the doe that was grazing just a couple yards from him.
His mentor, Achilles, had sent him out hunting a few hours ago and Ratonhnhaké:ton was eager to do so after hours of the relentless training Achilles was putting him through. Achilles was just happy to get the boy out of his hair for a while.
Ratonhnhaké:ton steadied himself as he knocked an arrow, aiming his bow carefully at the doe which would soon be his dinner. Just as he was about to release the arrow, a loud gunshot rang through the woods sending the doe as well as the few scarce rabbits in the area running in the opposite direction.
He did just the contrary of the animals and ran towards the gunshot, anger boiling within him as he thought of his lost meal. His footsteps were silent as he weaved through the trees, coming upon a clearing where he saw a figure standing over a large buck, rifle thrown over their shoulder.
Positioning himself behind a tree, Ratonhnhaké:ton peered out from behind it, squinting a bit to make out the figure who seemed to be boasting about the recent kill. From the long blonde hair pulled back into a ponytail and feminine curves of the body, it wasn't hard for him to realize that the person who had caused his meal to get away was a woman, if you could call her a woman as she appeared only a year or two older than Ratonhnhaké:ton himself who was fourteen.
"Now, how is it I am going to haul this back to camp?" He heard her mutter, her accent was unfamiliar to him.
He swiftly made his way towards her with every intention of confronting her, "You are not allowed to hunt on this land." His voice seemed to startle her, as she turned around abruptly, her finger twitching onto the trigger of her rifle which remained over her shoulder. This did not go unnoticed by Ratonhnhaké:ton who had his tomahawk in hand, ready to attack her if she did indeed pose a threat to him.
"And who are you to say so, sauvage?" She sneered and although Ratonhnhaké:ton did not understand the foreign word, he could tell it was not something endearing.
He took a step forward, "My mentor owns this land and it would be unwise for you to continue to hunt here. I suggest you move on." His voice was steady, but she could sense the underlying anger.
"This is an awful lot of land for one person." She began, her tone seemed to be mocking him. Turning to face away from him, her rifle now strapped over her back as she hauled the buck's hind legs up to rest them on either shoulder, grunting a little as she positioned it so she could carry it comfortably, "Guess I'll be off then, au revoir."
Before he could say anything else, she was walking away, the soulless eyes of the buck staring after him as she did. He had a feeling this was not the last time he would see her.
She was going to be an annoyance.
Hey guys! So, this is a little project thing I've been working on for a while now. It's a 365 prompts challenge that I figured I'd give a shot. In an ideal world I'd be updating this story every day considering most of the chapters are between 500-1000 words, but I know myself and I know I'll probably forget to update every day XP
Anyway, let me know what you think so far and if I get a decent amount of feedback tonight, I'll probably post the second chapter tonight or tomorrow.
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