Wandering By  shadrack

Ase waited for her to finish thinking over what he had just been told. Couldn't hunt? or Wouldn't hunt? He thought about it slowly while breathing in the air. The late afternoon was turning into night time and he wanted to be absolutely sure to  feed her something yummy before night fell. He slowly stood to his feet and walked towards her trying his best to be slow and gentle when he felt like just walking over and sitting down right up close to her. what do you mean you don't hunt? You can't hunt? Or you won't? Ase had never in his life met a wold who wouldn't hunt, but he had on the other hand ran into some that /could not/ hunt. 

Ase felt sad. He could not imagine having to live life not knowing hoe to hunt. He would never have any fresh meat constantly having to scavenge food left from other predators. If she were not careful she could get herself into a mess of trouble. Ase took a deep breath and with a big grin spoke up Ah well I know how to change that. He muttered. It would not be any trouble to teach her how to hunt, then she could have all the fresh meat she wanted. He thought back over what he  had said with a gasp. That is if you wanted me too. He amended carefully. He licked his muzzle in anticipation, he was hungry and a fresh kill was sounding better by the minute. He could smell deer wandering just a little ways away, and nodded in that general direction. There is a herd of deer over there. He stated rising to his feet he took another long drink of water his long tongue lapping it up systematically. He rose his head from the water the darkness of night closing in on them, the water from his mouth, dripped slowly off of his muzzle and he licked it away.

Ase nodded. Its okay to be concerned about bringing animals down. Its a skill that has to be taught to achieve and sometimes it can take awhile, But you will get it. he murmured. He didn't want her to feel concerned, but he could most certainly understand why she would be. He couldn't imagine being her age, and having to make a living for himself without even knowing how to hunt. He started walking toward the deer we will work on that now. He stated calmly.

Ase nodded with a warm smile. It is a much needed skill, and I would be honored to be given and allowed the privilege to teach you. He told his voice lowering .He did not want to effect the hunting. He slowly approached the deer. Okay from here on out, be very quiet. He whispered going into stalk mode. He dropped down onto his stomach and slowly started crawling towards the deer nodding backwards with his head, motioning for her to do the same. He wasn't sure if she got the tip or not, but he kept going. It might take few tries before Shadow caught on, and he wanted to be up close to the deer when that happened.

Ase grinned, not taking his eyes off of the prey in front of them. You are doing this perfectly Shadow. He said smiling, making sure to keep his voice even. He took slow steady glides across the ground, his eyes closing in on a lone limping doe off to the side. She had been injured in a fall from the appearance of her, That would make an easy target for a first time hunter, plus it would be good meat, and save the doe some heartache. Ase shook his head. Worried about his food's feelings. He was loosing his touch. He slowly inched forwards, and then glanced back towards Shadow. Okay when I tell you to, slowly inch forward and when the doe sees you run forward and grab its windpipe, don't let go, and it will die quickly and painlessly with no injuries to cause it pain, okay? I'll be right behind you in case you loose your nerve.  He added as comfort.

Ace glanced over at her. Why of course they have feet, did you think they wouldn't? I'm not going to lie to you, it is dangerous, thats why you have to be quick, and make sure to get a good grip. You'll be fine if you go up under her and grab her windpipe just like I showed you. I believe in you, you can do it without my help even, I betcha. The hardest part is stalking, the easy part is killing as far as strenuous labor is concerned. Ase got it, he understood why she was being hesitant, but in order for her to ever make a kill she would have to start sometime, seeing him do it wouldn't help because it all goes so fast she wouldn't be able to have time to see what was actually taking place. He could try, but if he got it, which he would, then she wouldn't be able to make a kill, and he wanted to teach her by experience. Experience in his opinion was the best teacher.

Ase watched her carefully, and immediately noticed her mistake. He bet she did as well. Instead of letting the animal suffer he quickly dodged after it, and in one swift movement, a swift shake of his head, and the doe was down. He licked his lips in anticipation, the blood just making him all the more hungry. You okay? He asked, he was pretty sure she was, from what he could tell the doe had not got her all that hard, but he wanted to c****. Deer hooves could be fatal if not taken care of properly. He had honestly not predicted her having any sort of trouble at all with the kill. She had all the skills needed to stalk, she had done a great job without him even telling her what to do. That was the part most wolves had to work at for years before they ever perfected to a skill. It was rather shocking to him. The night air was blowing strong, the light from the moon tall and bright in the sky. He smiled at her. Come eat. We will try again tomorrow if you plan to stick around. He said, he would work with her as long as she would allow him too. He would help her learn to hunt, and provide her a warm, happy, safe, place to relax for as long as she wanted to.