⇨ THE HUNT

[ringleaders]

Who: Everyone!
When: Day 173, the Afternoon
Where: Heartstone Manor Courtyard
What: Everyone goes into the forest with arrows, swords, and horses and is told to hunt and the kill the biggest beast they can find. Best kills win a prize! Or, if you'd rather not, you can wander around the forest and pretend to hunt instead.
Warnings: Violence and ethical quandaries.

BEASTS OF BURDEN↴ Come the day of the Hunt, everyone will be brought to the courtyard forest and provided with arrows, bows, and blades as requested. Magic and other weaponry can be used to hunt, but it is suggested by the Prince that the best kill is the one done in a gentlemanly manner, which probably means he will be most impressed by those using the tools provided. The "Best Kill" will be determined from a mixture or whatever beast the Prince decides is best, and the method in which it was killed. The less damage done to the body the better - tearing the body apart will receive poor grades. The corpses are not yours to eat or keep, and all must be returned to the Prince at the end of the day for judgment. The servants are especially nervous, tense, and solemn today, and unless they have no choice, most of them will be trying to give the courtyard a wide berth. Those that have to serve will have stony expressions, or at best will be trying to put on a cheerful face. If casually asked why they are upset, most of them will say something vague about the Hunt making them nervous, and how dangerous it is to participate. OOC: Those who make top levels will have a chance to be randomly selected for a couple particular plot events, so be prepared for that.

Comments

[wild_magic]

He nods with a frown.

"I don't want to, but... It's a dragon. You're right."

[mylastchance]

He smiles, not surprised Susan wouldn't want to run away, amused his brother says it anyway. Susan always seemed to need his opinions heard, even when they were obvious. Lauren doesn't say anything about that though, instead just glad this isn't something they would have to argue about.

He looks around them, before taking in a deep breath and letting it out. He sets his staff in front of him, closing his eyes as he utters a spell. As soon as he finishes his sense of their surroundings expands. He connects to the life that surrounds them, plants and animals, immediately knowing what lives in the surrounding area. Dragon is not one of these creatures. He opens his eyes.

"The least wildlife is this way." He heads forward, while still keeping track of his surroundings.

[wild_magic]

Susan watches as Lauren casts his spell, always interested in what's going on when magic is involved, even if he can't tell exactly what he's doing. Once Lauren speaks though he can tell what he must have done, some kind of nature-detecting spell or something, and he nods as he starts to follow after, careful to not trip or damage anything as he goes.