Wicked this way comes . open , Hunting

[number nine.]

Luckily for both Vaas and Rhinestonestar, Number Nine rather enjoyed hunting. While fighting was his true passion, and bounty hunting the job that he had chosen to channel that through, the jaguar would never deny himself the thrill of a good hunt. When he had been just a young kit, surrounded by those around her who had constantly boasted of their strength and prowess, he had been eager to join their ranks. He had constantly been training and trying to make himself better, oftentimes with Lewis standing right alongside him as he did so. This rigorous training, while in retrospect a bit of a mistake considering his young age at the time, had truly been a boon within his life. Fights had been made significantly easier, and hunting was a delight for the bounty hunter, who constantly saw every piece of prey as a new challenge. Admittedly, Palmclan's territory had taken some time to get used to, considering they didn't have very many large animals as prey hanging around. Those that were large were often scared away, all because the regular clan members weren't able to take them down.

However, it seemed as though things had changed. There was large prey out there, and they were practically the only ones who were still sticking around. Most smaller prey had opted to hide out in the ground, eager to get away from the ever-present chill in the air that had lingered ever since the snowstorm. Now, with all of the smaller prey gone, the clan was suffering, and Number Nine had to admit that was frustrating. He had joined Palmclan so that he could be of some use and feel like he had a driving purpose. With even the smallest scraps of prey beginning to rush off and flee at the moment, it was difficult for the winged warrior to even begin to accomplish that goal. Thankfully, Vaas was representing him with an opportunity, and Nine was eager to take it. He flew over immediately upon hearing the tiger's deep voice, coming to land a few steps away from Rhine. He found himself eying the leader warily, unsure if the other should've been anywhere near a hunting party at the moment. Even if he hadn't been sick, he wouldn't exactly be ideal for a deer hunt. However, Nine would let Vaas deal with that.

Instead of commenting on Rhinestone's presence, Nine folded his wings down casually against his back, speaking in a rumble to Vaas, "I'm definitely coming along. I've been itching to hunt something big for ages, and I can be of some real help. Flying is great for flanking prey, not to mention getting the surprise drop on them." Despite how Nine was hyping himself up, he didn't really think that Vaas would refuse to let him go. The medicine cat clearly wanted a big patrol in order to take down the deer, and anyone who was larger than the common housecat would clearly be a boon to that goal overall. Nine just hoped that they weren't barking up the wrong tree, since he wasn't sure he'd be able to take it if they got within biting distance of something big, only for it to get away the next moment.

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