@Dauphin DaGlobster "You sure I shouldn't come with you?"
Bree rolled her eyes at her brother as she pulled her hair back into a messy bun and made sure her bow string was taut. "Yes, Tani, I'm sure." The young man crinkled his nose at the hated nickname and she smirked. "Look, you took watch all last night- you're exhausted. Get some rest, I'll be back in an hour."
She glanced around as she spoke, once again making sure that their chosen place of camp was safe enough that she wouldn't have to worry about Katahn while she was hunting. The tall grasses sheltered a thin band of water that could barely be called a stream, and one of the rare trees that dotted the plain shaded the area. She nodded to herself, satisfied; as long as he didn't make a spectacle of himself, he'd be fine.
Katahn huffed as she ushered him into a bedroll, back hooves shifting when she raised her head to look around again. "Alright. Back soon," she told him with a quick nod, and he waved her off.
Rolling her eyes at him again, Bree set off at a steady trot, getting enough distance from their makeshift camp that the local wildlife hopefully wouldn't be suspicious. She kept her bow at the ready, an arrow nocked to the string.
They'd been traveling through the plains for nearly seven days now, and she'd learned that the leaping, deer-like creatures that commonly seemed to call this place home were quick little devils. If Ka wanted anything to eat, she had to shoot fast and pray her aim was true, or she'd spook off an entire herd.
Her hoofbeats slowed to silence and she awkwardly crouched, dipping her human half into the grass as she spotted something moving. She was just too big to be truly stealthy, but luckily her speed tended to make up for it.
Her eyes lit on a mousy brown hide and she slowly raised her bow, taking aim. Just a few...more...steps...
A sudden shout ripped through the air and her prey balked, shooting off into the grass along with the rest of its herd. Bree reared back, startled, eyes wide.
Ka. That was Ka. Something had startled him, or- oh gods forbid. She whirled and took off back toward their camp, kicking up clods of earth in her haste to get back to her brother.