// content warning for mention of cannibalism
As she moved, Mauti was so engrossed with the idea of catching a scent that by the time the gentle tendrils of iron passed into her nose, Magnus had sounded off behind her. At his question — see him? — she stopped, her head snapping up and her ears pushing forward. And sure enough, there he was — a fox, trying desperately to slink over the uneven surface of the snow, a pronounced limp ruining every attempt at coordination.
For a moment the thought of what hurt him played at the edge of her frontal lobe, but ultimately she didn't care. She stole a glance towards Magnus as if to confirm the target, then stole off again, her body lower now that Hunter Mode™ had been fully activated.
She'd never eaten another canine before, but.. she also wasn't entirely against the idea.
After all, her father had been a cannibal.
As she moved, Mauti was so engrossed with the idea of catching a scent that by the time the gentle tendrils of iron passed into her nose, Magnus had sounded off behind her. At his question — see him? — she stopped, her head snapping up and her ears pushing forward. And sure enough, there he was — a fox, trying desperately to slink over the uneven surface of the snow, a pronounced limp ruining every attempt at coordination.
For a moment the thought of what hurt him played at the edge of her frontal lobe, but ultimately she didn't care. She stole a glance towards Magnus as if to confirm the target, then stole off again, her body lower now that Hunter Mode™ had been fully activated.
She'd never eaten another canine before, but.. she also wasn't entirely against the idea.
After all, her father had been a cannibal.