was at a dead run, dodging back and forth after the small animal. I found that chasing the small animal was more fun that I’d thought it would be. We leapt over the smaller obstacles as we chased the smaller creature that easily darted under and through much smaller holes than we could manage. Before long the two of us were working together without thought, working different sides of the chase, running parallel to the animal but on either side instead of together. The small animal would turn one way and catch sight of one of us, turn and dart in another direction, only to spot the other and dart back toward the first. After we had run several hundred yards Brandon suddenly sprinted forward into the rabbit's path and caught it. With a sharp snap of his jaws, he broke the small animal's neck.
I really didn’t want to watch him eat the small animal, so in order to avoid seeing the whole thing I turned and started back toward where we parked as he settled down to enjoy his snack. I was in no hurry so I made the trip slowly, taking time to investigate all the scents that caught my interest along the way. I was about halfway through the trip back when I caught a scent I couldn't identify.
I called out through the mental channel we had been using all morning.
*Brandon, can you hear me?*
*Yeah, I'm not far behind you. Didn't take me long to finish him off.*
*Come up here and tell me what this scent is, please,* I asked. *I can't place it,* I heard the padding of his feet on the ground as he walked up behind me.
*Where is it?* He wanted to know.
*Right here. What is that scent?* I was eager to know as he bent down to sniff the spot I had indicated.
*Ahh.. That's javelina. You don't see them much during the day, but watch out for them around dawn and dusk. They're mean little shits.*
*I've seen them before, I know what they are. But we're bigger than they are, wouldn't they be afraid of us?*
*No more so than they're afraid of humans. Your best bet if you run across them is to just keep your distance and leave them be, they're almost never alone, and they're wicked fast too.*
*I'll remember that* I said, continuing my exploration while we worked our way toward the cars.
Once we arrived at the parking area where we began I could sense that Brandon was ready to shift. And that he was going to do it right in front of me! I wished there was a way I could keep him from shifting until I could get to the other side of my car. I really had no desire to see him like that. I quickly loped around to the other side of my car so that I had a little privacy to shift myself. Once I got where I wanted to be, I shifted into human form as quickly as I could before placing my thumb on the small panel on the driver’s door to unlock the car. I opened the rear door and dressed in the clothes I had stacked on the seat earlier. I was just slipping my sandals onto my feet on as Brandon came around the side of the car.
"Hey! Why'd you do that?" He demanded indignantly.
"Do what?" I asked, confused.
"Keep me from shifting."
"How could I have done that, I have no clue how shifting works. How on earth could I have done anything to stop it?"
"Well you did something. I was going to shift and it was like I was being restricted, like someone was holding me in wolf form. Then you walked around the car and out of sight and suddenly I could shift. It had to be you. You're the only other person out here."
"Well, I didn't stop you on purpose. I wished you would wait until I was out of sight but I had no clue I was actually keeping you from shifting."
"Hmmm…I guess it might be possible that your desire for me not to shift in front of you kept me from shifting if you are developing that Talent. The only person in the pack that I know of who can do that is our Harmonia, so I'm not exactly sure how it works either."
"I'm supposed to meet her tomorrow, I think. Bill said that was the first time that everyone's schedules made it possible."
"Good. Be
I really didn’t want to watch him eat the small animal, so in order to avoid seeing the whole thing I turned and started back toward where we parked as he settled down to enjoy his snack. I was in no hurry so I made the trip slowly, taking time to investigate all the scents that caught my interest along the way. I was about halfway through the trip back when I caught a scent I couldn't identify.
I called out through the mental channel we had been using all morning.
*Brandon, can you hear me?*
*Yeah, I'm not far behind you. Didn't take me long to finish him off.*
*Come up here and tell me what this scent is, please,* I asked. *I can't place it,* I heard the padding of his feet on the ground as he walked up behind me.
*Where is it?* He wanted to know.
*Right here. What is that scent?* I was eager to know as he bent down to sniff the spot I had indicated.
*Ahh.. That's javelina. You don't see them much during the day, but watch out for them around dawn and dusk. They're mean little shits.*
*I've seen them before, I know what they are. But we're bigger than they are, wouldn't they be afraid of us?*
*No more so than they're afraid of humans. Your best bet if you run across them is to just keep your distance and leave them be, they're almost never alone, and they're wicked fast too.*
*I'll remember that* I said, continuing my exploration while we worked our way toward the cars.
Once we arrived at the parking area where we began I could sense that Brandon was ready to shift. And that he was going to do it right in front of me! I wished there was a way I could keep him from shifting until I could get to the other side of my car. I really had no desire to see him like that. I quickly loped around to the other side of my car so that I had a little privacy to shift myself. Once I got where I wanted to be, I shifted into human form as quickly as I could before placing my thumb on the small panel on the driver’s door to unlock the car. I opened the rear door and dressed in the clothes I had stacked on the seat earlier. I was just slipping my sandals onto my feet on as Brandon came around the side of the car.
"Hey! Why'd you do that?" He demanded indignantly.
"Do what?" I asked, confused.
"Keep me from shifting."
"How could I have done that, I have no clue how shifting works. How on earth could I have done anything to stop it?"
"Well you did something. I was going to shift and it was like I was being restricted, like someone was holding me in wolf form. Then you walked around the car and out of sight and suddenly I could shift. It had to be you. You're the only other person out here."
"Well, I didn't stop you on purpose. I wished you would wait until I was out of sight but I had no clue I was actually keeping you from shifting."
"Hmmm…I guess it might be possible that your desire for me not to shift in front of you kept me from shifting if you are developing that Talent. The only person in the pack that I know of who can do that is our Harmonia, so I'm not exactly sure how it works either."
"I'm supposed to meet her tomorrow, I think. Bill said that was the first time that everyone's schedules made it possible."
"Good. Be
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