Dropping low to the ground, Chantelle made as small a target of herself as possible. She followed the trail of a rabbit with no intention of attacking it. Even her dog half wasn’t inclined to spill blood. Contrary to what many humans believed, if her animal half were true to form, animals hunted for three reasons: the need for food; the need to prove oneself to a potential mate; and the thrill of the chase. The last option didn’t need to bring home the bacon…or, in this case, rabbit. A wild animal might not have expended the energy required to indulge a moment of fun—not unless young, in which case such ‘play’ was also a learning experience—but Chantelle was not wild. She didn’t need to catch the rabbit to prove herself to her mate, or to fill her belly. She wanted to run.
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