NOAH
i've been waiting far too long
staring at the sun
staring at the sun
The rain came down in a fine, needling curtain over the Greenwing. It was soft enough not to blind them, steady enough to soak through fabrics. In Halo, rain was rarely warm; it carried the edge of ice even when it did not freeze. It slicked the rocks, darkened the moss, and filled the air with the clean, metallic scent of wet stone. Noah was covered in an oiled cloak with wool underneath, and he had given both Lyra and Nova a similar one. He was glad to have snagged Safrin’s daughter for this hunt, as she had come to the Lodge to see the shrine she had made all set up and in action.
Having readied them before leaving the Lodge, each of them had a hunting pack with basics inside: a length of rope, knives for gutting and skinning, small rations of dried meats and berries, and a flask of water. Noah paused at the edge of a rise, scanning the valley below. The Greenwing stretched out in muted shades of grey and deep pine, the usual sharp lines blurred by drifting mist. He drew in a slow breath, then another, letting the rain settle on his lashes without flinching. “This is good weather.” He said to both of them. “Prey relax in it. They think it hides them.”
He turned for a moment to them, then crouched. He motioned for them to follow suit. ”We’ll be going after some luxere today. I’ve been scouting a small herd of does that roams in and out of here, and its the rut now.” He said, pausing in turn to look at each of them. ”That means bucks will be moving and pushing the does.” He took in another breath and rested his forearms on his knees. ”What should we do first?”
Welcome to the hunting Pq! On the agenda is to hunt luxere!
1. Noah
2. Lyra
3. Nova
Having readied them before leaving the Lodge, each of them had a hunting pack with basics inside: a length of rope, knives for gutting and skinning, small rations of dried meats and berries, and a flask of water. Noah paused at the edge of a rise, scanning the valley below. The Greenwing stretched out in muted shades of grey and deep pine, the usual sharp lines blurred by drifting mist. He drew in a slow breath, then another, letting the rain settle on his lashes without flinching. “This is good weather.” He said to both of them. “Prey relax in it. They think it hides them.”
He turned for a moment to them, then crouched. He motioned for them to follow suit. ”We’ll be going after some luxere today. I’ve been scouting a small herd of does that roams in and out of here, and its the rut now.” He said, pausing in turn to look at each of them. ”That means bucks will be moving and pushing the does.” He took in another breath and rested his forearms on his knees. ”What should we do first?”
Welcome to the hunting Pq! On the agenda is to hunt luxere!
1. Noah
2. Lyra
3. Nova
waiting for the night to come
