It was getting harder to hunt in Taviora. He was starting to go further from the borders and into the free lands in order to drink or find food. Taviora still had its small streams but they were dried up in some places leaving puddles behind. Jinan couldn’t remember Moladion being this dry and hot. With his dark fur it only made it worse, and then while his coat wasn’t thick, even with the average length and thickness he still just felt like he was being smothered if he was in any open areas for any amount of time. It was why he still stayed close to home and in the woods of Enocra rather than venture further into the fields or Crags. He didn’t even want to venture to the Riverside. It was far and there were too many open spaces for comfort along the way. He let out a sigh, his deeper voice rasping slightly from the dryness of the air and his throat. Honestly sometimes kills were the only way to relieve the dryness of his throat and mouth, it was the primary reason he was looking for anything to hunt that he could.

His body froze suddenly at the first soft scent of anything. His green eyes quickly going everywhere before seeing the soft rustling of something off in the distance. It was a fawn. Weak from the heat and it looked like it might even have lost its mother. Perhaps she wasn’t dead but the fawn was a prime target for picking off. Spring hadn’t been all that long ago after all and it still had its spots. He was hardly large, but he was certainly big enough and hardy enough to take any crazy kicks it might be able to get off on him. His form moved with the breezes. Allowing it to mask any sounds he made while he moved closer and closer. First breath of wind that met his fur he was moving. Yes… he couldn’t hear, but everything else felt heightened for it. Soon he was upon the creature who was nibbling at some dried grass but to no avail. It was time to put it out of its misery and help him and his sister live. With a quick leap off of his black legs he opened his maw and snapped down. Of course the fawn struggled, striking him a few times on the legs and chest but he clung on to its throat. He could feel it trying to make noise, call for something and he was sure it was quite the wracket as he opened and snapped again this time causing it to shudder and eventually fall limp.

He would be pretty badly bruised for his desperate attempt at getting something so large on his own. It was worth it though. He was pleased with his efforts but he panted heavily feeling drained from the heat and falling to his haunches. He would have to drag this all the way home… or go get his sister and have her help… she was stronger than him but she needed to eat better. He gave a loud sigh not aware that nearby he might have been disturbing someone else’s nap beneath some fallen trees. His nose picked up all kinds of scents but he didn’t know one of them was still nearby.

For now that is.