Though Wolf preferred to hunt together, he hunted his prey alone. He knew how much Tiger enjoyed his solitude, so Wolf left him be.

His enhanced senses allowed him to know the location of any creature within a short distance without necessarily being able to see it.

He stopped on the branch of a tree and then hopped down. He landed with an audible thud and stared at the creature in front of him.

He had made his presence smaller, not wanting to scare away any prey he could have encountered. However, this was not a prey he wanted to actually hunt.

Ahead of him was the long, slender body of a Silver Deer.

‘Magnificent…’

It had a long mane of it’s namesake, silvery hair that sparkled even under the dim shade of the trees. It’s antlers were even more audacious, revealing it’s presence even under completely darkness. The creature was quicker than most others, and knew magic to escape if it needed.

Wolf bowed his head towards it.

“Wonderous creature, forgive my intrusion.” Wolf turned before he felt a tingle. He paused his movement and then turned to face the creature, which stared at him with golden eyes. He could feel the intense presence it gave off.

He stepped forward with it’s permission. His heart was pounding within his chest. It had been some time since he last met a wondrous creature, too long.

‘You are of Wolf.’ The creature spoke directly within his mind.

Wolf bowed his head, kneeling onto the ground. “Yes.”

‘Been too long… since last met.’

He looked up at it curiously. It returned the curious gaze.

‘How is mistress?’

“Well.” Wolf continued to bow his head, eyes closed.

‘Send regards.’

“As you wish.” Wolf looked up and then nodded.

The creature returned the nod and bounded away. Wolf remained in place for some time. His heart felt as though it had almost stopped. This particular wondrous creature had been on a level beyond him, though that was the same as most others. He waited in place for so long that Tiger, dragging the corpse of the Selt Bear, arrived onto the scene.

“Ho!” Tiger grinned as he displayed his defeated prey, tossing it forward.

“ASelt Bear?”

“Yeah, better than nothing. Speaking of which, where’s your-” Tiger grimaced and then sniffed the air. “What’s that…” He looked around. “What a funky smell…” Tiger winced.

Wolf nodded and then silently walked off.

A confused Tiger followed.

“Wondrous creature?”

Wolf didn’t reply, but Tiger understood.

“Eh. Weird.” Tiger looked around, catching traces of whatever wondrous creature it was. “I don’t like them. None of them.”

Wolf glanced back.

“Oi… she doesn’t count.” Tiger dragged along the creature behind him.

“A Selt Bear…” Wolf repeated, which was rare in and of itself.

Tiger smirked.

Wolf recalled the time when he was younger, when Tiger and he first met. He was barely beyond a toddler at the time, and he had trained with his uncle for some time. It was right after his father’s death, so Wolf had been a broody little thing. The first task they had together was to hunt a Selt Bear. It was difficult, and they almost died, if it hadn’t been for Dragon who came in to secure the kill.

Well, they had viewed it as stealing their kill, but that was then. They were still children at the time. Wolf shared a glance with Tiger, and they both nodded as they reminisced about it together.

The pair eventually cooked it and feasted on the Selt Bear. They parted it out between one another. They cleaned it and then Tiger wrapped it around with some branches he had fashioned into some rope using strips of the wood after soaking it in the fat of the creature.

“Alright. Are you good for a couple of days?” Tiger asked as he fashioned the creature’s pelt into a large sash that wrapped around his stomach.

“Yes.”

The pair then bounded away together, refreshed.