[PQ] meat in the flesh

Loren not afraid to use every trick in the book (8) Luckily, at least one of them had experience with hunting. Loren was more than willing to let Ashetta take the lead, especially after she shifted into a wolf. His eyes widened at that: apparently the Assassin in Blue had learned a few tricks while Loren was away. Still, it would presumably help them in the hunt, so instead of commenting on it the Launceleyn simply set off at a slight distance away from his two companions. He made sure to put Sunjata between himself and the woman, not because he disliked her, but because he didn’t want to get in her way. As far as he was concerned, he was more hinderance than help. Despite the lightning mage’s claims that hunting was hunting, hilariously enough it was the two men who stumbled upon signs of the deers’ passing first. Perhaps they’d gotten lucky, since, at least in the summoner’s case, skill had nothing to do with it. Sunjata would spy a tuft of fur on a low hanging branch and, if he looked closely, would find broken branches and trampled leaves. Loren, for his part, would spot a hoof print, and, a short distance ahead of it, more tracks. Immediately he angled himself to follow the trail, and if Sunjata did the same the two men’s paths would converge. Seeing as there was no sign of Ashetta, the Launceleyn glanced around for her. Spotting her fur—which was hard to see in the woods, even during Leafchange—he called out in a low voice. ”Ashe, over here.” Hopefully she’d join Loren, as would Sunjata, but either way the Launceleyn would forge ahead. ----- Now that they’ve found the trail, they have to see if they can follow it through the woods. Please post a whole number between 1 and 7 at the top of your next reply. No post order!