[i]Hunt for Answers[/i]

[color=Crimson]”Oh yes. While our beloved sire Sun200 would love to have everything and anything in the pens, he was a collector through and through you see, I know for a fact he’d have prioritized getting this one if he saw it.”[/color] Kaldora replied when Zouyu suggested that her master would have loved to capture the beast. She knew she certainly would, it was quite the magnificent creature, at least compared to the rest of the sorry excuses for creatures that they’d seen so far. This one at least would make a fine fighter in her beloved arena.

[color=Crimson]”Quite the wild thing aren't you darling?”[/color] Kaldorna commented dotingly upon hearing the weretiger’s desire to punch the beast in the snout to establish superiority. 

[color=Crimson]”Now as to whether we should try and bring it back. Well it’s still the day time and we don’t know quite how dangerous it is. Then again as you said there's only one way to find out how strong it is, and it would be good to know how dangerous this world can be as soon as possible. Also wasn't that area where someone saw those scouts hmmm?”[/color] Kaldora said as she debated the issue with herself out loud. She plucked a notebook out from her jacked and then flipped through a few notes she had made while hearing report earlier till she found what she was looking for and said [color=Crimson]”Yes it was! That means we might have an ♬ audience ♬”[/color] 

That last part clinched it for Kaldora who then immediately began planning the hunt [color=Crimson]”We’ll need your leafy shade barrier of course darling. Some kind of fallback area for the wounded or sun struck. Maybe we can herd it into the forest?”[/color] she said, again mostly to herself before exclaiming that [color=Crimson]”oh and I need to wake Arthanar of course.”[/color] before storming off into the camp. 

After being awoken from his slumber and reacting with “cor what a beut” when shown the beast the hunt’s captain was fully onboard with the idea. In hardly any time at all the entire expeditionary force had been infected by the two senior vampire’s enthusiasm and the sleepy camp came alive with a buzz of activity. Mounts where saddled, hounds released and armaments were primed. Only a short time after Zouyu’s return a contingent of hunters and tamers road into the daylight to the sound of a horn being called. Clad in hooded cloaks, their faces guarded by masks and shielded from above by sunbrellas strapped securely to their mounts the vampires truly unleashed themselves on this world for the first time. They were hunters, predators one and all, and now they had finally found a worthy quarry. 

With the Skink Hounds bounding along beside them and Kaldora’s Smogticor loping through the grass behind them the party made good time towards the snowy plains the beast called home.

[color=Crimson]”Remember ladies and gentlemen. This isn’t YGGDRASI and nor is this yesterday. Unlike the masters mad dash of the past week we’re in no rush today and we also don't entirely know what to expect of this world. So be careful my darlings, we have all the time in the world to get this right and no way of knowing we can set things right if things go arye.”[/color] Kaldora insisted

“Aye the lady’s got it right, keep your wits about you lads and lassies, we dinny know if we can get you back up if ya fall, and we definitely canny replace you now the master ain’t with us no more.” Arthanar added his words to hers. 

[color=Crimson]”Just so my dear. Just so. But enough dire thoughts. For today is a glorious day, for today we will show this new world what we were made for! Onwards hunters, our pray awaits us!”[/color] she called out before spurring her mount forwards.

As the hunt approached the location of beast in a thunder of hooves a number of groups broke off to begin preparing the terrain while the main team rode closer to the pachyderm. They fanned out in well practiced formation, forming a wide net before they advanced towards the beast’s location, as hunters pulled out weapons while tamers rallied the skink hounds to run  in between the mounted warriors 

“We probably should a brought bigger hunin hounds” Arthanar commented as the comparatively small armored dogs got into position.

[color=Crimson]”Perhaps, but with my skills we should be able to let them bridge the gap.”[/color] Kaldora noted before asking the Hunt’s Captain [color=Crimson]”Now then, shall we begin?”[/color] 

“Aye, lets.” Arthanar replied, his anticipation almost palpable as he brought out his massive bayoneted musket before calling out to his hunters “Ya all ken the drill! Standard tactics for large solitary herbivores. Keep spread out and on yer toes and don’t get caught in its charge.”

As the hunters advanced out of the shade of the woods and onto the plains towards the beast Kaldora hung back a bit with Zouyu and spoke with him about what he should do.

[color=Crimson]”Stick with me for the start of this my darling, till we find out the temperament of the beast. Then what we’ll do is weaken it a bit before herding it or luring it into a trap our fellows are preparing at this very moment.”[/color] she explained simply.

As Arthanar checked over his oversized musket ahead of them it was rather clear how they’d be finding out its ‘temperament.