10/3/2025, 2:18 AM
twitch caught the flick of kirain’s head, the signal clear enough. her paws hesitated for half a breath, instinct screaming to say keep close, but she peels off to circle through the undergrowth before she can think too deep to it.
she forced herself steady, careful not to snap a twig or stir too much brush. her chest ached with the held-in breath, but this was what she was good at, wasn’t it? the quail were close. she could hear them. her muscles tensed, a coil ready to spring. twitch flicked her ears once toward kirain’s position, hoping the other wolf was set.
then, quiet as a mouse, she crept into place, golden-green eyes locked on the blur of feathers in the brush. ready.
she forced herself steady, careful not to snap a twig or stir too much brush. her chest ached with the held-in breath, but this was what she was good at, wasn’t it? the quail were close. she could hear them. her muscles tensed, a coil ready to spring. twitch flicked her ears once toward kirain’s position, hoping the other wolf was set.
then, quiet as a mouse, she crept into place, golden-green eyes locked on the blur of feathers in the brush. ready.