PRIDE PROMPT: Nature
The boy hunched over, his claws sharp and his eyes focused, the branches swayed as the wind blew. He was not gonna let his prey slip away from him again. This time he had the high ground. Literally.
The branches swayed the second time. He ignored it, he wasn’t gonna let this distract him. He composed his stance, not taking his eyes off of his prey as he readied to pounce.
If someone was dumb enough to go on a stroll in the middle of the woods tonight and somehow stumble upon the tree he was on, that would be quite the scare for the unlucky soul. To barely see some figure in the trees, with yellow eyes glowing in the dark, and who looks ready to attack; any weak-hearted soul would faint at the sight.
He waited, and waited, and waited…
Then he pounced.
Jumping off of the tree he was on, the predator dived in for the attack. I’m going to do it, I’m going to catch the damn annoying thing—
And before he even realized it, he landed face first, his prey nowhere to be seen. Successfully escaping his grasp.
“DAMN IT!! I almost had it!”
The boy lifted his head and yelled in a fit of rage and annoyance, pounding his fist into the soil beneath him. I must’ve jumped too soon, he thought as he sat up cross-legged, pouting at the fact he didn't catch his prey.
“Now, now, Leandro,” a man said, giving an air of calm and wisdom, “there is no need to yell.” He had seemed to appear out of nowhere, kneeling down to the boy’s height. Leandro isn't surprised, however.
“I know, I know. Patience yields focus and what not,” he rolled his eyes at the quote. Leandro scrambled up onto his feet, dusting off the dirt from his clothes and then wiping off some of the dirt that was on his face.
He heard a deep chuckle come from his master, then he felt a hand rub the crown of his head, messing up his hair.
“Come on, let’s go home,” the older witch said. He turned around and started to walk back onto the old path of the woods. Leandro walked along with him.
“Next time, you will catch it.”
The witch smiled at him, and Leandro promptly smiled back.
