Jerry
"We cool?" *He asked as he slowly took the lead in hand*
Martha
*Carl would tug at his lead, partially unraveling just enough so that he could shake himself off and stare back Kibaru.*
Jerry
*He would slowly place a hand on the horse and give him a few pats to reassure and calm him* "There we go"
Martha
*Carl's nostrils would flare at Kibaru's touch, turning his head away slightly before he'd eventually close his eyes to the light pats. Terrel would make his way down the slope, the trio of wolves following behind him.*"Well what do you say, want to ride him one more time?"*He'd ask.*"I'll promise to hold onto the lead this time around, we can probably find a place to camp out here since it's starting to get late."
Jerry
"I'll ride him, but no funny business. I'll lead him myself. Just tell me how to stop him" *He said before he take the lead firm in hand* "For now I'm just going to lead him on the ground"
Martha
*Terrel would raise an eyebrow in question of Kibaru wanting to do it on his own. Gesturing for Kibaru to follow, Terrel would continue walking onwards.*"If you want to stop the horse that's when you tug back on the reigns and say 'whoa' to them. Never pull hard on it and never try doing it while doing fast, it'll scare the horse into going up on its hind legs and by that point you're done for. Bringing the horse to a stop should always be calm."
Jerry
"Then how do I stop him while doing fast?" *He asked as he followed*
Martha
"Use what you did earlier, bring him into a circle. Keep yourself balanced on him and use your legs to turn him into an arc then back straight again. Once you're able to get yourself into a rhythm, you'll be able to calm him into coming to a stop again. Just be mindful of the trees, they're just more obstacles for the horse."
Jerry
"Especially for me. The Horse will try and run under them, but I'm not as it's level. We probably also need to catch something"
Martha
"You know you can always lean your head down."*He'd joke.*"Of course that may also just make the horse go faster..."*With Kibaru mentioning them needing to catch something, he'd say:*"If you mean to eat, that's all you."
Jerry
"We It's what I do and I love doing it. But It's best we settle down first so I know where to go" *He said as he moved his mask up and started sniffing*
Martha
"Maybe you can go climb up in a tree and see how much more forest we have to cover. If it's a lot we can settle down around here."
Jerry
"Well I do believe we are close to the border, so we might just keep going a little bit" *He said as he continued to walk a little faster* "Our first stop should be Esvoduko in Prasia. We'll know were there if be get to those mountains" *He said before pointing towards a few of them not too far off* "After that we should go south past the river and we'll be there"
Martha
"Will we be able to reach Prasia before nightfall because if not we're better of camping in the forest than in the open."*He'd say in response, knowing full well that the mountains were the last place someone would want to stay out at in the middle of winter.*
Jerry
"We'll reach it just a little after sun down. We the borders anyway. The mountains are still a little ways of. There should still be some forest in Prasia though. We'll make camp near the edge of it" *He said as he continued to sniff a little bit*
Martha
*With all the sniffing Kibaru was doing, Terrel would look over at him.*"You can go on and do your hunting, I'll take over with Carl for now..."*He'd say.*
Jerry
"I'll hand him over as soon as I catch a with of something. And it would be best to move while doing so. It'll increase the potential. Though finding something might take a while." *He said still sniffing as his ears twitch* "And if you would, could you keep an eye out for tracks of any sort"
Martha
*Terrel would look at Kibaru dubiously, him knowing full well that the Elf didn't hunt.*"Sure."*He'd say in a tone that would suggest otherwise. It probably wouldn't be too hard to look for tracks with the snow everywhere, but Terrel was sure that his own Wolves would be more up for that kind of task.*"How about you take my wolves along with you too."
Jerry
"Might be fun. Though I don't know if the younger ones are up to the task of keeping quite" *He'd say looking at the pups* "If anything, they might hinder me. The silver one might do well to learn"
Martha
"Well Floof is a decent tracker at least, the other two just need to learn self control. Ansel more than Blur anyways. You can take Floof with you though, I'm sure he'd enjoy it."
Jerry
"And maybe I'll teach the other two when they have learned self control" *He said before coming to a stop* "Ok, you can take carl now. Come on Floof. We've got a prey"
Martha
"Easier said than done."*He'd say, eventually taking the lead from Kibaru as he caught wind of something. Floof would look up at the mention of his name.*"Go on Floof, go hunt."*He'd say gesturing towards Kibaru. The Wolf seemed to take a short while to figure out what he wanted, soon walking over to Kibaru.*
Jerry
*Kibaru would give the Floof a pat* "Follow me" *He said before darting into a direction with a light jog and would not return until Terrel would reach a camp site*
Martha
*Terrel would continue onwards for a while, entrusting the two to be able to find their way back to him whenever they were done. As the sun would come close to setting, his horse's head would lower tiredly.*"Gave you a run for your life didn't I?"*He's ask, giving Carl a light pat as they found themselves nearing the edge for the forest.*"That's alright, we can probably camp out around here for now."
Jerry
*About half an hour after Terrel reached camp, Kibaru would finally show with a boar on one of his shoulder, blood covering his coat* "Hey there. I'm finally- ouach- Finally back"
Martha
*Terrel would have been leaning against a tree, soon glancing over at Kibaru as he had finally showed up.*"Did you chase the thing halfway back to Ulnoor?"*He questioned with how long he took, gazing at the catch he had. Seemed like it was big enough to fill Kibaru up for the night, though there was no way of saving it for later out here. Floof would make his way back over to the Elf, receiving a pat upon his approach.*
Jerry
*And Floof Mouth was covered in blood, clearly having done a fear deal of the hunt* "No. What I sniffed out wasn't it's sent, but it's pee and such." *He then put the boar down before taking off his jacket to reveal a blood covered bandage* "After which I searched for it... Found track suggesting it was being chased by a cat of sorts. It chased the boar quite the distance. Cat lost it and returned. Unfortunately the boar saw me before I saw it. Luckily I had backup -Ouch" *He would then begin to treat his wound*
Martha
"A cat... Chasing a boar?"*He'd question as if that were the most ridiculous thing he'd ever heard. Terrel would lift up Floof's snout, checking his maw to make sure it was the Warthog's blood rather than his own.*"Well for all the piss following you did, it definitely seemed like that pig did a number on you."
Jerry
"By cat I mean Like tiger, or panther. Maybe a cougar even. Possible it's a mountain lion dwelling a little low. Either way. The Boar was in more pain then I was. Flood there made sure it's hind leg would become a hindrance. After we tracked it down again and made sure it wasn't suffering" *After tending his wounds he would start skinning the boar, making sure to keep the pups away*
Martha
*He would let Floof go to play around with the other pups, the white wolf mostly trying to keep a stick he found away from Ansel while Blur simply watched the two. Getting up, Terrel would walk over to his horse, taking some supplies from the saddlebags so that he could cook his own meal by the fire that was set up.*"Guess someone will have to keep watch for it tonight then."*He'd say.*
Jerry
"You're first. I'll do second watch" *Kibaru said eager to get some sleep in. He would continue to skin and treat the boar* "Not going to have some. I didn't exactly choose a medium prey to horde it for myself"
Martha
*Terrel would idly be cutting at one of the potatoes he had gotten from the bags, only looking back over at Kibaru when he asked if he wanted any.*"I'm good."*He'd answer.*"I'm sure the pups would love some of it though."
Jerry
"You don't like meat?" *He asked beginning to prepare some of the meat to cook*
Martha
"Can't say in a fan of it."*He'd answer, adding the potato to a pot to start making some soup.
Jerry
"Well that makes me a little sad. I mean, meat is just so glorious... Can't imagine life without it" *He said as he put some of what he prepared next to the fire before continuing to tend to the rest of the meat* "Good thing it's this cold I guess. Make the meat last allot longer... Just wish I brought salt allong"
Martha
"Unless you're planning on burying it, I wouldn't suggest leaving the meat out for other predators to come and get."*He'd say eventually leaning back to let the food cook for a while. With Kibaru wishing he had brought salt, Terrel would toss him a small container of seasoning.*"Enjoy."
Jerry
"Thanks, but I meant for preserving. Though this will make tonight's dinner taste a heck of allot better." *He then began using some of it and some of what he had found when the first met* "Now for the rest... Think I'll burry it in some snow... Though the sent of blood is thick here, I doubt we have much to worry with fire and a small litter of wolves*
Martha
"I'm pretty sure you made a big enough scent trail to us from carrying that hog all the way over here and I doubt a predator is going to be scared away by two puppies and a single wolf, especially if it's a mountain lion we're talking about."
Jerry
"Believe me, those things are pussies when it comes to humans. You know the: It's more scared of you then you of it" *He said before throwing a bunch of snow in a back and adding some meat and the snow and so on until the boar was completely in it. He would then hand it in a tree* "The only thing we have to worry about is a hungry bear*"
Martha
"All I see is a wolf and pig right now."*He'd joke, listening to Kibaru mention them having to worry about a bear.*"Why don't we just fight every predator in the forest then? At this rate it seems like there's a chance of all of them showing up."
Jerry
"Hey now, watch what you say. You'll Jinx us with that tone" *He then took some snow and melted it near the fire so as to clean his coat* "Brrr, it's quite cold without some protection" *He said before covering his torso with his tails as much as he could*
Martha
"Well maybe there's a reason people usually wear clothes when they go outside."*He'd say, slowly stirring the pot. Floof would eventually return to him, holding up the stick he had won as he awaited some praise, soon receiving a pat on the head in return.*
Jerry
"And Flood deserves and entire leg for his valiant effort, don't you buddy" *He said before giving him a small piece of raw meat* "Just not yet though*
Martha
*Floof would drop his stick, eating at the meat Kibaru had given him only for the other two wolves to walk over to him in an attempt to get their own share of it.*
Jerry
*Kibaru would grab the stick and bonk each of them lightly* "Bad pups. Try and steal and you won't get any. You guys should learn the eldest eats first" *He would then look at Terrel* "Sorry, didn't mean to discipline them. Force of habit I guess"
Martha
*He'd pour himself some soup into the bowl, looking back over at him.*"Have pups of your own or something?"*He'd question. Being bonked by the stick, Ansel would lift his snout up, biting down on the end of it as he tried to tug at it.*
Jerry
*Kibaru would pull back but gave the pup some play* "That's not gona happen... Well not with pups of my own anyhow"
Martha
*Ansel would shake the stick to and fro, lowering himself to the ground in his fight to get the stick.*"I don't know..."*Terrel would say in an almost teasing tone.*"You seem like a dog kind of person."*He'd eventually finish.*
Jerry
"Oh, you meant actual wolves... I might think about it... But I'm not much of a pet person" *He's say say he continued to play with the pup*
Martha
*Terrel would watch Kibaru continue to play with Ansel.*"Right..."*He'd say in a tone of doubt. Turning his attention away from them, he'd take a sip from the bowl of soup.*
Jerry
"I've had bad experiences with having pets of my own... Well I still have Clifford... And Grif. But I don't actually take care of them myself, well not much anyhow" *He said before letting go of the stick and giving a piece of meat to each of the pups at different ends*
Martha
*The two pups would eat their pieces of meat, soon rejoining and climbing over Floof where he had gone to lay down next to Carl.*"Well nothing lasts forever."*He'd say.*"Especially not with animals, time moves so much faster for them for some reason."