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sidestepdestinyI'm tired. I'm tired of being here. I'm tired of everything being out of my control, of my leg, of living with Snow, of feeling things. I'm tired of having to hunt in this damned forest.
I do the perfunctory checking my surroundings to make sure no one's around. I've seen houses nearby, and while I don't think game hunters or hikers frequent the woods at night, you never know. Normals are always doing stupid things. I don't need to light a fire or carry a torch to see my way, I can see in the dark just fine. And anyway, it's dusk, not nighttime. Not yet.
I sit down at the base of a tree, gingerly settling my leg, and wait. Hunting spells only work close range, so I have to wait until I can see an animal before luring it over. Squirrels are the easiest, but I've been trying to mix it up so I don't eat all of Darrow's squirrel population.
Sometimes, there are areas of the forest where I swear all I have to do is think of an animal to make it appear.
This doesn't seem to be that place, as I wait for what feels like forever before a raccoon finally scampers up a nearby tree. I cast Animal crossing!, and watch the raccoon waddle its way over to me. (I came up with this spell.) (I couldn't even get a grade for it in Elocution because how was I to explain I created a spell to lure small animals?) I look into its beady eyes and cast a stunning spell, then a cleaning spell, and finally let my fangs out to have a good, long drink. It's all routine after thirteen years of surviving on animal blood. When I'm done, I stand and look for a place to throw the remains.
I do the perfunctory checking my surroundings to make sure no one's around. I've seen houses nearby, and while I don't think game hunters or hikers frequent the woods at night, you never know. Normals are always doing stupid things. I don't need to light a fire or carry a torch to see my way, I can see in the dark just fine. And anyway, it's dusk, not nighttime. Not yet.
I sit down at the base of a tree, gingerly settling my leg, and wait. Hunting spells only work close range, so I have to wait until I can see an animal before luring it over. Squirrels are the easiest, but I've been trying to mix it up so I don't eat all of Darrow's squirrel population.
Sometimes, there are areas of the forest where I swear all I have to do is think of an animal to make it appear.
This doesn't seem to be that place, as I wait for what feels like forever before a raccoon finally scampers up a nearby tree. I cast Animal crossing!, and watch the raccoon waddle its way over to me. (I came up with this spell.) (I couldn't even get a grade for it in Elocution because how was I to explain I created a spell to lure small animals?) I look into its beady eyes and cast a stunning spell, then a cleaning spell, and finally let my fangs out to have a good, long drink. It's all routine after thirteen years of surviving on animal blood. When I'm done, I stand and look for a place to throw the remains.
