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Lila smiled as well and headed off into the night.

Asuna followed.

Matilda yawned and layed down.

Lila eventually caught the scent of buffalo. "This way." she whispered.

Scott laid down next to Matilda and sighed, laying his head on his paws.

Asuna nodded and followed Lila.

Matilda looked at Scott and smiled. She laid her muzzle on Scott's neck.

Lila followed the scent until they came to a herd of buffalo. "Which one should we go after?" she whispered.

Scott smiled back. "We'll get you somewhere cold tomorrow." he said. "I promise."

Asuna nods toward a straying calf silently.

Matilda closes her eyes and sighs contently.
"I believe you."

Kargolo had followed Lila and Asuna. He was flying quietly through the sky and spotted the herd and his friends. He would help them take out the calf. His hearing was better than the average eagle, and so he could hear the two chattering about which buffalo to take out. He glided through the sky and hovered. He watched.
"Go. Go. Go." He told them.

Lila nodded back and began stalking the calf quietly.

"Get some rest," Scott said. "You'll need it."

Asuna came around behind the calf.

Matilda nods and closes her eyes, leaning against Scott.
"You're amazing, Scott." She says happily.

Kargolo watched as they snuck up on the calf.

Lila slowly went to flank the calf.

"You're amazing too." Scott said, smiling before closing his eyes.

Asuna charged, chasing the calf towards Lila.

Matilda smiles.
"Not that amazing." she chuckles. "Scott, I want to tell you something. I want to tell you...that you complete me too. You make me feel safe, like I finally have someone I can trust, someone to really share my thoughts and secrets, as well as my past, with. I may not be the best wolf around, but, I'm happy...you...accept me..." she says, drifting off.

Kargolo noticed the herd looking up from grazing anxiously. He watched as the calf was grazing where Asuna and Lila were hiding. They would have to strike soon!

As the calf ran in Lila's direction, Lila leaped out of the tall grass she was hiding in and raked her claws down its side. As the calf squealed and ran in another direction, Lila wheeled around to chase it.

Scott smiled, but said nothing, as he too drifted off to sleep.

As the calf turned, Asuna was waiting. She tackled and pinned the calf, sinking her teeth into its throat.

Matilda layed against Scott as she slept.

Lila skidded to a stop in front of Asuna and the now presumably dead calf, panting. "Should we take it back now?" She asked.

Asuna nods.
"Let's go."

Kargolo swept down to grab the kill and fly it to the cave.

Lila nodded as well and began trotting back to the cave.

Asuna followed.

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Matilda lifted her head and smiled at the rising sun and the breeze in her fur.
"Scott." She says, nudging him with her muzzle. "Look."

Scott slowly opened his eyes. "What is it?" He asked groggily.

"The sunrise. It's beautiful." Matilda says.

Scott looked up and felt the sunrise on his fur. "You're right." He breathed. "It is beautiful." Scott looked around and asked, "Where did Lila and Asuna go?"

"Hunting." Kirito says gruffly.

Matilda leaned against Scott.

"Morning, Akito," Scott said. He took a deep breath and murmured, "Do you smell that?"

Kargolo was sat in the tree above the cave. He popped his head down to look at Matilda and Scott, then he dropped the buffalo at the entrance of the cave.
"Asuna and Lila went hunting, I carried it back." Kargolo then popped back into the tree.

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"Morning, Akito," Scott said. He took a deep breath and murmured, "Do you smell that?"

Akito nods.

Matilda cocked her head.
"Smell what?"

"It smells like meat." Scott said, slowly standing up. "I'm starved. Lila and Asuna must be getting closer. And it smells like buffalo!"

Asuna pads toward the group.

Matilda stands and smiles.

Lila ran back to the cave. "Good morning, you three." She said. She looked around for a moment and asked, "Where's Kargolo?" Then, turning to Matilda, she stated, "You look much better today."

Matilda smiled.
"More or less."

"Well, in any case, I'm glad." Lila said. Now, let's eat!"

Akito padded to the group and sat next to Asuna.

Matilda sat down and looked at the sunrise, not that hungry.

Scott went and took some of the meat, then stepped back to sit by Matilda and let the others have their share.

Lila waited for the others to eat so she could rest a moment.

Asuna and Kirito shared a piece of the meat.

Matilda laid down with a sigh.

"You sure you're not hungry?" Scott asked. "We still have a ways to go, and you'll need your strength."

Lila finally went over and tore a piece of meat off, and devoured it ravenously.

Matilda had grown very thin from not eating, yet she shook her head.
"I'm not hungry."

"I'm here, Lila!" Kargolo jumped out of the tree.

"You sure?" Scott said. "Who knows how long we'll be without food."

"Good," Lila said. "now you should eat, we're probably leaving soon."

Matilda nods and flops down.
"I'm fine."

Kargolo nods and heads towards the buffalo. He takes a slither of the meat.
"I could eat this whole cow!" He said.

Lila chuckled at Kargolo's enthusiasm over their fresh kill. "Eat as much as you like." She said. "We're not going anywhere just yet, and there's plenty of food to go around."

Matilda looks up at the sky. She blinks her wide violet eyes and thinks about her sister and how she might be doing now.

Asuna leans against Kirito with a smile.

Scott smiled and laid next to Matilda. He took another piece of meat but didn't eat it. He would save it for the road.

Kargolo hissed and swallowed one of the buffalo legs. The hoof got a bit stuck and Kargolo regurgitated a few metres away.
"Blargh!" He squeaked.

Matilda smiles softly and leans against Scott.
"Scott, you're such a great mate." She says softly to him.

Scott smiled and nuzzled Matilda gently. "So are you." He said.

Matilda smiles.
"Not really, but if you say so."

"I think so." Scott said. "Are you ready to go?"

Matilda nods and gets to her paws.