The Lord's Hunt

[Jormun Rivers]

Jormun raises an eyebrow at his brother, grinning in surprise. "Falconry is a fine endeavor, and as I can personally attest, having a falcon at your side has no small number of uses. They are pure predators, but even bears can be tamed. I will speak with the Maester on the subject and see what we can come up with."

[Bret]

She nodded in agreement,"That sounds like a plan. Even if I have not tried to tame such an animal before, he may have some insight on what to do."

"Are we waiting on anyone else or will it be just us?"

[Jormun Rivers]

Jormun frowns slightly as Aelison apparently invites herself to the training, but shrugs as he responds. "We are waiting on Dacey."

[Bret]

She noticed his frown, shaking her head. She forgot he was not there when Belric asked her before.

"Oh", she grinned,"alright... This should be good."

[Lord Belric Blackfort]

Sept 25, 2016 3:51:41 GMT Jormun Rivers said:

Jormun raises an eyebrow at his brother, grinning in surprise. "Falconry is a fine endeavor, and as I can personally attest, having a falcon at your side has no small number of uses. They are pure predators, but even bears can be tamed. I will speak with the Maester on the subject and see what we can come up with."

"See that you do not wait long.  I would like a falcon of my own in time for Violet's wedding.  There will be no better time to show off our progress than when the High Lord's are under our roof."

Belric turned to one of his servants, "Go and find Dacey, see that she is ready for our hunt."

[Vex]

Dacey arrived a while later, having been unaware there even was a hunt or that her presence was required. The servant had been the first to notify her.

"Brothers. Cousin," she greeted with a nod. "What are we hunting? Game? Bears?" she inquired with half a smile.

[Bret]

Returned the nod,"Dacey.. Been a while", she grinned. "You look well."

"And I have no idea, what we're chasing today. I just think Belric wants to see how his Master of Hunt and Kennel Mistress operate", Aelison looked over at her Lord cousin with a chuckle.

[Jormun Rivers]

Jormun nods to Dacey when she arrives. "Sister. I believe this is just a game hunt; Belric here doesn't want to get mauled by any bears, for some reason. Crazy, right?"

[Lord Belric Blackfort]

"I could hardly be afraid of a bear with you two around." He smiled jovially at his siblings and then kicked his horse into action. "On with the hunt!"

Belric looks for any signs of game as he rides through his lands.

(Observation: 11)

[Bret]

Whistling for the dogs to follow, and commanded them to seek as Aelison fell with Belric as the hunt began.

(Animal T&D 80)

[Jormun Rivers]

Jormun rides along after Belric, keeping his own watch for signs of game as he lets Belric take the lead.

[Observation- 30. No idea why this is so low. Who let me do this?]

[Vex]

Dacey spurred her horse and joined the three Blackforts in their hunt.

[36 Survival - you fools! You use that for tracking!]

[The Raven]

(Two points awarded to Dacey and one to Aelison.)

Dacey sees the great stag grazing through the trees, it's magnificent antlers just blending into the forest as it chews on the grass. Just beyond it, she can make out a doe likewise grazing.

Aelison's hounds begin growling in the direction of their prey. It takes a short moment for her to make out what has them so excited, just making out the movement of antlers above the plants.

Jormun and Lord Blackfort just see bushes from this distance.

[Bret]

She wanted to wait until she was able to see more, but then Aelison thought it might be better to just turn the dogs loose. She gave a sharp whistle and the two dogs took off.

[Jormun Rivers]

Jormun squints at the bushes, ever so slightly, as he sits tall in his saddle. Yes, he was the Master of Hunt. He just had to sit here and look great, like he could see the stag in the distance and completely knew what was going on. Never mind that he had no actual idea what they were chasing. He hoped nobody else noticed.