EliteCommander

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

The only additional instruction that Meesei gave before the groups were formed was that at least one member of the pride join each group, as they were familiar with Pelletine's terrain. S'ajira approached Uthri, Peiter, and Sabine and sat down, apparently indicating that she was going to join them to make for the group of four. Meesei was in a group with Janius and Ra'kalesh, while Ahnasha was with Fendros and Colors. Kaleeth volunteered to stay behind to help watch the camp, along with Irenya and Ciinriel.

As the groups were forming, La'khay walked up behind Gallus and Tzirret and placed a hand on both of their shoulders. "La'khay thinks she will join you two, if that is alright."

With the teams formed, Meesei reviewed the search pattern with them all, then instructed Kaleeth to be sure to build a fire later that evening. In the event that any of the teams became lost, they could attempt to find the smoke and use it as a marker to return.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

It was quite Nazi-esque.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

"Hmm, it is hard to say how this one feels." La'khay answered. "Nervous, eager...frisky. All apply. Mostly, she is not looking forward to walking for leagues through the forest, which we will probably have to do. With luck, we will find signs of our clan quickly. If not, this forest will be our home for a while yet."

Meesei decided to eat her breakfast quickly so she could make a few last decisions on the course of their search pattern, though she still responded to Fendros. "Possibly, if you consider the desert to be cooler. I have been thinking about what to do if we manage to locate the remnants of the Senchal clan. I intend to recommend that we all migrate north and join up with the Orcrest clan, across Elsweyr's desert. If we can combine the forces from both clans, we should have the manpower to topple Vile's fortress in the region. Although, I do not know how many of the Senchal clan's remnants will be combat capable. Nevertheless, our enemy's fortress in Elsweyr must fall if the Senchal clan is to rebuild."

Standing up, Meesei addressed the whole of the group. "After breakfast, I would like for everyone to break into teams of three, and one of four. One of these teams, along with Leaps, will stay here to guard the camp, and the children. Everyone else will spread out in a search pattern that I will specify through the forest." She explained. Leaps, although he was capable of tracking, had not yet been trained for a task quite like this, so he would be more useful on guard-duty. Not to mention, the children would enjoy playing with him while most of the others were away.

Immediately following the announcement, Peiter nudged Sabine's elbow. "So, it looks like we get to choose after all. Shall I join you in searching the forest?"

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

I think it would be fitting if his arms were ripped off by Chewbacca.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

I saw most of it coming from a mile away, though I was surprised when Kylo took off the mask. I basically went "Huh...it's just a dude."

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Peiter sat down beside Sabine with another boar's leg. It was a kind of meat he rather liked, something that he had grown up eating in Chorrol. Although, he supposed boar were not exactly hard to find in Tamriel, even in a place as far from his home city as this. The conversation around camp currently seemed to be on the topic of something a few people had heard in the night, though Sabine had evidently not heard anything.

"I thought I heard something, though I didn't pay much attention to it." Peiter commented. "Strange that you didn't hear anything, Tzirret. It sounded like it came from somewhere closer to you." He said casually as he started on his breakfast.

"This one did not hear any crying." La'khay's voice sounded out from behind Tzirret. She walked over and joined everyone else near the center of camp with her own breakfast. Once she sat down, she raised her brow at Tzirret. "How are you feeling today, cloudy-cat?"

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

One by one, the group started to awaken once the sun was visible in the sky. It would not be too long before they would start splitting up into groups, but first, everyone took the time to have their breakfast. Before long, most of their rather large group was gathered up near the center of camp. They had enough food to sustain them for now, but within the next few days, they would have to start hunting again if they wanted to avoid tightening their rations.

Once Fendros mentioned the crying he heard, Ahnasha's ears perked up and she took interest as well. "Really? You know, I could've swore I heard the same thing as well. Rhazii was right next to me, so I knew it wasn't him. I assume it was Newt."

Kaleeth shook her head, pausing a moment to give Leaps the cut of meat he was begging for. "No, Newt slept soundly all last night. I think I might have heard something, but I went back to sleep after I saw Newt was alright."

"Hmm, strange." Ahnasha responded.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

It's about time for me to get to bed. My classes are out, but I still want to try to get to bed at a reasonable time.

As long as 3:30 AM counts as "reasonable."

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Do'ajee let out a sigh and shook her head as she watched La'khay walk away. To her, it was a constant struggle to keep La'khay under control. Although, the more time passed, the more she started considering that to be a fool's errand. She stood up and stretched out her muscles as she looked down at Tzirret. "Hmph, what do you think?" She answered before heading off to her own bedroll.

"It's alright." Peiter said. He could easily see how flustered Sabine was with the topic, and though her thoughts on it were different than he had expected, the last thing he wanted was to upset her over it. Reaching out, he lightly rested his hand on her cheek. "It's alright." He repeated. "I understand. You're nervous, and I definitely am too. I care about you a lot, but even if I think I'm ready, that doesn't mean you have to be. I'm not about to force you to do something you don't want. You take all the time you need; just don't be afraid to talk to me, alright? I can assure you, I'm just as frightened about everything as as you are."

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

La'khay laughed. "This one doesn't have to, but they're too cute not to." She gave him a devious smile, then quickly leaned in and kissed his cheek, then let go of him just as suddenly. "Now, La'khay thinks she is going to retire for the night too. Try to think about being more confident." She said before walking away towards her bedroll.

Peiter smiled and chuckled along with Sabine. He laid himself down in a similar position to her on top of his bedroll, rather than inside of it due to the heat. "Agreed. It's not surprising, really, seeing as she used to be a prostitute in Senchal. Certainly, her opinions on a lot of...things are way different than normal. It would be easy to judge her, but honestly, I think I can kind of understand. You saw Senchal; I would hate to have to grow up poor in a place like that. She ended up latching onto something she enjoyed...it just happened to be something most people look down on."

As Peiter looked away from La'khay and back to Sabine, he was silent for a moment, and his overall attitude became considerably more nervous. "Oh, and, um...back with the others, when La'khay turned things on you and asked if we had...you know. I...well I didn't know that, honestly."