Sira was amused by the string of emotions coming from Azira at the start, though to her credit, she quickly got control of herself and realized that she was probably projecting those emotions up to the wind eagle. Sira was used to such things, of course, and would not fault anyone for not getting things perfect right at the start. Khara was the opposite, and the only reason Sira knew she was even down there was because she could still feel the link, but the young woman kept her emotions in check. Sira wasn't sure if that was a good thing, and showed control and understanding, or a bad thing and showed inability with telepathy. Again, she did not fault the woman for it. Neither were endal, and it was unlikely either of them had ever had anything other than basic communication with a wind eagle before.
"Oh, she sent to Azira, "I see lots of things you could kill.. well, maybe. If you could catch them. Plenty of squirrels and other critters in the trees, but I doubt you'll have any luck with those."
"Right. Keep following that for now, and I'm going to go check out this clearing," she sent to Khara, and to both of them she said, "I'll stop sending images for now, but keep in touch with me and I'll do the same. If I see anything useful I'll show you."
Sira spotted the condors circling above the clearing long before she reached it, and if she could frown, she would have. If there were condors that meant there was something dead in the clearing, and if the birds were still circling that meant that either whatever killed it was still down there, or had only recently left. Sira hurried along, riding a thermal that took her almost all the way to the clearing. The large carrion birds scattered as she approached, giving way to the large avian, and it wasn't until she had actually passed over the clearing and was able to get a look at the treeline that she finally spotted what had them so interested. There was indeed a dead animal down below, a large buck by the looks of it, though from the angle she was at it was hard to tell. Whatever had killed it Sira could not see, though there was enough flesh remaining that the animal still had to be around. She could see claw marks down one of the back haunches, and large bite marks on the neck. It was a fairly fresh kill, and the predator that took it down had likely only eaten a small amount. Had something disturbed it? Frightened it away? Sira glanced back in the direction that she knew the others were in, a moment of concern entering her mind, but they were at least a mile away. Still, it was worth warning them, and perhaps the might want to hunt the predator. Or come collect the kill carcass, the meat was still good.
"There's a dead deer down in the clearing, but I don't see whatever killed it. I.. wait."
Sira dove down, nearly skimming the treetops as she headed back toward the clearing and slowly passed overhead. Tracks! Yes, there were tracks all over the place, some of them clearly a deer, but some sort of paw prints as well. Feline? A large cat.
"I think it was killed by a cat. Maybe a Zynx, although.. those prints look pretty big. Here, take a look."
Sira sent the image of the scene, carcass and all the prints included, as she circled back around for another look. She kept a careful eye on the ground, but could not spot whatever elusive feline had taken down the deer. Where was it? Why wasn't it eating it's meal? Sira considered landing and taking a closer look, but decided she would wait to see what the others thought first.
OOC:Don't know if you guys know about this, but here's where all the animals I reference come from: Northern Kalea Bestiary
"Oh, she sent to Azira, "I see lots of things you could kill.. well, maybe. If you could catch them. Plenty of squirrels and other critters in the trees, but I doubt you'll have any luck with those."
"Right. Keep following that for now, and I'm going to go check out this clearing," she sent to Khara, and to both of them she said, "I'll stop sending images for now, but keep in touch with me and I'll do the same. If I see anything useful I'll show you."
Sira spotted the condors circling above the clearing long before she reached it, and if she could frown, she would have. If there were condors that meant there was something dead in the clearing, and if the birds were still circling that meant that either whatever killed it was still down there, or had only recently left. Sira hurried along, riding a thermal that took her almost all the way to the clearing. The large carrion birds scattered as she approached, giving way to the large avian, and it wasn't until she had actually passed over the clearing and was able to get a look at the treeline that she finally spotted what had them so interested. There was indeed a dead animal down below, a large buck by the looks of it, though from the angle she was at it was hard to tell. Whatever had killed it Sira could not see, though there was enough flesh remaining that the animal still had to be around. She could see claw marks down one of the back haunches, and large bite marks on the neck. It was a fairly fresh kill, and the predator that took it down had likely only eaten a small amount. Had something disturbed it? Frightened it away? Sira glanced back in the direction that she knew the others were in, a moment of concern entering her mind, but they were at least a mile away. Still, it was worth warning them, and perhaps the might want to hunt the predator. Or come collect the kill carcass, the meat was still good.
"There's a dead deer down in the clearing, but I don't see whatever killed it. I.. wait."
Sira dove down, nearly skimming the treetops as she headed back toward the clearing and slowly passed overhead. Tracks! Yes, there were tracks all over the place, some of them clearly a deer, but some sort of paw prints as well. Feline? A large cat.
"I think it was killed by a cat. Maybe a Zynx, although.. those prints look pretty big. Here, take a look."
Sira sent the image of the scene, carcass and all the prints included, as she circled back around for another look. She kept a careful eye on the ground, but could not spot whatever elusive feline had taken down the deer. Where was it? Why wasn't it eating it's meal? Sira considered landing and taking a closer look, but decided she would wait to see what the others thought first.
OOC:Don't know if you guys know about this, but here's where all the animals I reference come from: Northern Kalea Bestiary