Chapter 12 : " The Hunt"
Days past as i was still unable to run but at least i could walk . With each day hunting group was bringing less and less prey back to ouer little hideing spot.
It was already three days since i eat a proper meal last time as i wanted to leave more for those who were hunting.
When it was starting to be afternoon i saw how the hunters came back. Luckyly they had brigh down a giant shant.
I started to salivate at that sight.
"H-how did you even-" i just could not belive in what i was looking at.
"It was a hard fight not gonna lie" sayed Lynx.
"Yea i imagine its taller then Kalash!" i replied amazed.
"Thats a lot of food i think we will all be able to fulfill ouerselfs and there will still be leftovers" added Orchid.
I just could not help licking myslef. I would finaly not be on the edge of starvation. BecaBecause of this for a moment i forgot about everythink i just wanted to eat i just wanted to feel the blood in my mouth i just wanted to feel how the piece of meat will tickle my throat on the way down.
Just when i was about to start tear the meat out i got stunned by a loe sounding growl.
"Haven't you forgot about somethink?!" sayed Kalash blocking my way to the meat.
"Whats rule five ?" he then asked.
"K-know your place in the queue to the meal" i sayed as i lowered myself and started to back away.
"Oh come on dad! Can't you see he is starving!? Beside we have a lot of meat it will be more then enough for everyone" sayed Orchid.
"Rules are rules" replied Kalash.
"Its ok sis i can wait" i sayed as i slowly walked back to my spot under the tree. Just as i sayed it my stomach begain to rumble to which i lowered myself even more so it wount be hearable for others.
When it was finaly my turn to feast i walked to the kill and started eating. I was finaly able to eat as much as i want and not thinking if otheres will have anythink to eat since there was so much meat left.
when i finished i walked away to the pond and layed there while olders were still eating. It did not took me long to fell asleep.
After some time i got woken up by footsteps somewhere infront of me. It was Enna but somethink was wrong. I noticed i'm nolonger near the pond but under the tree.
"Thank you mom" i sayed as i realised she had carried me fom the open space near pond to my sleeping spot under a tree.
"Sleep Sky its after sunset already" she replied.
"Ok. Thanks again mom" i sayed wagging my tail.
"Your welcome! Now sleep Sky" she replied with a smile on her face.
The next day started early for me since i woke up to a noises somewhere form the distance.
'What was that?!' I thought to myself as i stood up and listened carefully.
Nothink. The woods were silient.
'Did that was just my dream?' I thought when i heard it again. That was a distress call but i never heard it before. It sounded so ... strange.
I decided to see if anyone else had got awaken buy the noise but when i made it to the spot where Adults were sleeping noone was awake.
'Maybe Kalash heard it' i sayed to myself as i walked to the rocks he sleeped on.
"Kalash are you awake?" i wispered just in case he was sleeping as well.
"I see not only i heard that roar" he replied.
"Ummm well yes i was wondering if you know what is that creature" i asked.
"Most likely thats a rex but i cant be sure. Its not like i hear a rex distressed everyday. I wonder what had happend" explained Kalash to which my heart hit the ground.
"So you say its most likely a rex ?!" i asked fricing out.
"Yes. Hopefully they wont find us" he replied.
"I hope so as well" i sayed lowering my head in mixed emotion of anger and fear.
"Go back to sleep i will keep on watch" sayed Kalash.
"But i dont need to sleep anymore i took good sleep already i can stay up as well" i replied.
"Then at least go to your spot if you realy want to keep on watch as well" sayed Kalash a bit anoyed.
"Fine" i replied as i turned around to walk back to my spot under the tree.
As i was wide awake for the whole time and i did not even noticed it was almost sunrise.
When i realised this i wanted to see if my leg wont hurt me while i would run so i can join todays hunt.
So i started to jog then slowly run to a full sprint. My leg was fine! I was so happy about this that i could not help it but to run up to Kalash with wagging tail to show i'm ready to go hunting with them.
As i was running i did not noticed Enna was awake as well. When i made it to Kalash still wagging my tail he looked at me running.
"I see you can finaly run" sayed Kalash.
"Yes! And i'm so happy about it. I want to go for a hunt today" i sayed excited like a little hachling.
"Hehe i see you starts to get along" sayed Enna as she walked out of the forest.
"I wouldn't name it 'getting along' but ok" sayed Kalash grumpping.
"Oh come on. Cant you atlest pretend he is worthy familymember ?!" replied Enna a bit angry.
"Since when snacks are part of family?" he asked to which Enna growled.
"...Kalash..." to which Kalash just turned his head to difrent direction.
" sigh you act like you try to hide somethink i know would hurt your reputation" Enna sayed to which Kalash looked back at her and asked.
"What would i hide huh ?"
Enna just sighed to that and walked to the pond.
Then Kalash looked at me, standing quite confused, and sayed.
"We will go on a night hunt since we still have some food"
"Alright" i replied as i was so happy i will finaly be able to help.
When the rest of family woke up we begain to eat what was left as Kalash was talking that we will go on the night hunt tonight.
"And there is one more think" he added as he looked at me.
"Snacky is going with us for a hunt sonce he can run again"
"Thats grate!" sayed Lynx.
"I see your enthusiasm Lynx. As a reward you and Orchid will be in group with him. I'm tired of learning everyone everythink" replied Kalash as he looked at Lynx. I guess thats why he was so afraid back then, he must had a problem during ther hunt.
" sigh Alright" replied Lynx.
When we all had eaten i walked to take some sleep since we will be hunting at night and i want to be fully aware at all time.
As the sun was slowly hideing behid horizon i woke to prepare myself for a hunt.
'Just dont fail, dont fail, show them you are worthly, show them you can' i talked to myself in head as i walked out of my sleeping spot down to the pond.
Most of hunters had already gathered there. Only Baltier and Lynx were missing.
"Oh hello brother" i heard from the side.
"I was about to go and wake you up" sayed Orchid comeing out of the forest.
"Heh thanks for willingness sister" i replied.
As time pass by amd everyone was ready we walked up the river an the to the right of it walking up the hill.
"Normaly we would part ouer ways here but i want to see if the shants are still somewhere here and to hunt one down we need every jaws available" sayed Kalash.
Everyone nodded to that as we keept on going.
Soon we ariverd to a meadow with a long grass. We immediately spotet shants down there close to small river.
"Alright heres the plan" wispered Kalash.
"Me, Baltier and Jaiden will flank them form the left to cut their escape short. At the same time Orchid and Lynx are going to make them run towards us so we can pick the weakest and easyest prey. As to you Snacky..." he paused to make sure i was listening.
"You are going to help me make the target colaps" he added after a pause.
"Alright" i replied.
When Kalash, Baltier and Jaiden moved to their spots the trap was set. Time for ambush.
I moved closely behide Orchid and Lynx to the edge of forest.
"Sky how about you will get the prey to move on while me and Lynx will keep them running on the direction of olders" asked Orchid.
"Sure think" i sayed as i begain to crawl through the tall grass.
As i was close enought i jumped into the air landing on the back of a shant biteing and slashing him which made while herd to run. When they started to move i jumped down and saw Orchid and Lynx to my sides makeing sure herd wont run away to the sides.
When they made it to the spot where Kalash and otheres were hideing i saw how herd spred to the sides as he bursted out of the forest grabing a neck of a shant. It was my time to help him top it over.
I run so fast and i made a wide turn so i was running straight at the side of a shant. Not long after i was in air, jumping to make as much force as i could to bright down the shant.
We made it. Shant has fall to his side. That was the end for it.
Just when i jumped down from its side i saw how Baltier and Jaiden are running up to help Kalash end the life of that shant.
After a bit of a struggle it was done. We made a kill.
"Anyone hurt" asked Kalash as he let go the neck from his jaws.
"We are alright" sayed Orchid to which everyone nodded.
"Good. Now lets go back we need to make if before sunrise" sayed Kalash as he grabbed the shant trying to pull it up and others helped him doing so.
When we made it it was still some time till sunrise i layed next to the pond while i heard Kalash saying.
"The herd will probobly move they wont stay there again. We will need to move soon as well"
"Ummm Kalash..." i spoke up unsure.
"What is it Snacky" asked Kalash.
"I have a bad feeling about those calls back that night. We havent heard them since and i'm afraid they might find us"
"For now we are safe, we will be worrying about that if it will be a threat" he replied.
"Well, if you say so..." i sayed still anxious about what can happend.
After we all layed down on the grass i tryed to take a nap untill sun will rise on the sky.
