Karkat trotted out the cave with his select few wolves to hunt with him. These wolves included; Vriska, Gamzee, Terezi, and himself. The soft clod snow crunched under the pads of Karkat's paws. His red eyes scanned the bright snow, he lifted his snout and took a deep breath through his nose, and suddenly he was overtaked with sense. He could smell the other hunter, and dark green pines that surrounded them in the forest. Most of all he could smell the Elk. The musky smell of them as they grazrd. He licked his lips and fixed himself on the scent. Euquis was right, the wind blew perfectly where it kept their scent away from the Elk but kept their smell on the wolves.
''Vriska, Terezi you both go on a head and scatter them. Once they're scattered Gamzee and I will follow you both. When one of them is separated Gamzee you finish up the hunt. Got it?'' Karkat growled. The silence of the others was enough of an agreement.
Vriska nodded to Terezi and they both trotted up a head and were met with a large heard of Elk, they all stood and grazed, blissfully unaware of the hungry wolves approaching. Terezi gave a nod and they ran straight to the heard. The buck of the heard let out a call and the chase was on.
Both of the female wolves senses were over whelemed, their eyes watched every elk intensly. Snow flew up from behind them both as they chased the Elk.
Karkat look at Gamzee who nodded and they ran to the female hunters. Terezi bit at one of the stragling Elk's ankle. The Elk grunted and used it's strong back legs to kick her heard in the face, sending the red wolf flying.
''Terezi!'' Karkat yelled. Terezi tumbled and skillfully Gamzee hurdled himself over her and cought up next to then Elk, baring his teeth and snarling. Karkat cursed and kept up his pace behind the Elk. Vriska bit at the Elk's ankle again and this time the Elk tumbled, and in it's daze it ran away from the heard. The three wolves growled and kept up the chase.
''Gamzee go!'' Karkat barked and watched as the much larger wolf lunged, and sunk his teeth deep into the front of the Elk's neck. Hot blood splashed on his black fur and in his mouth. It also stained the virgin snow a dark red. Gamzee kept a tight hold on the Elk's neck holding it still as he slowed. Soon the Elk stopped it struggles and Gamzee dropped it's limp body onto the snow. His long tongue lolled out as he panted.
Vriska cought up and panted just as hard as Gamzee. Karkat nods and turned to head to his fallen hunter. He stood by her and nudged her snout and whimpered. She lifted her head and shook it of it's daze and snow. She stood and blinked.
''We cought the Elk right?'' She asked.
''Uh yeah we did.''
She sighed in releaf, ''Good.'' Karkat nodded and lead her to the kill.
''Should I take this motherfucker to the den?'' Gamzee asked grabbing one of it's legs. Karkat nodded and the four left to the den. Gamzee dragged it up to the cave and dropped it. Even though Karkat is the alpha he was never allowed to eat first.
Instead Fefrie, the highest one among them came foreword. She always ate first, she never wanted to be alpha but she was just as high as the alphas. A patch of fur on her forehead signified that she indeed was the highest, and thus indicated her as royalty. He curled fluffy tail wagged happily.
''Oh thank you hunters!'' She chirped and bit into the meat of the Elk.
Later that day the group has stripped the carcus and it was nudged outside where the scavengers ripped the rest apart.
Nepeta a pretty wolf with a sleek cat like form wrestled with Euquis. Karkat rolled his eyes and passed a smaller wolf named Tavros, who was currently nibbling on a bone and ate the morrow of it. Karkat shook his head and sat at the mouth of the cave. He closed his eyes taking in the smell of the world.
''Karkat.'' Came the voice of another wolf. Karkat knew the wolf was Sollux. Sollux was an abnormally smart and cunning wolf. He also had a weird sense of knowing when bad things were coming. But above all that Karkat knew this wolf as his friend.
''What is it Sollux?'' His red eyes still closed, but he felt Sollux plop next to him.
''The men from before, I have a bad feeling about them.''
''And what do you suppose we do about it? Move again? Not in this season!'' Karkat growled and stood up turning to face him, their eyes met and Karkat stared long and hard at the discolored eyes of Sollux.
''Perhaps. We have never faced man before. Who knows what they are capable of.'' Sollux replied.
''We aren't leaving! As long as we stay out of the way we'll be fine!'' Karkat snapped his jaws at Sollux, being sure he understood. Sollux's face looked unfased.
''Fine.'' Replied Sollux who abruptly got up and jogged back inside. Karkat glared after him before he laid down and look out at the setting sun and prayed to the wolf gods that Sollux's feeling was a feeling that could be ignored.
