Catching Game for a Royal

Assignment:

Soft shushing echoed throughout the area, waking the resting hawk from its slumber. Divebomb stretched out his wings as a human might when first being roused from his or her sleep. Divebomb uttered a stuttered caw, as the cover over his cage was pulled back, with more sunshine hitting his iris and triggering the birds circadian rhythm. Diana's hands fumbled with the cages lock and set the bird free.

Diana had already spent the morning making preparations. She had donned on all of her gear, including her glove perch for her pet. She was relatively calm and happy now that she was getting some work, it was literally one of her favorite things to do, and those feelings seemed to spread onto Divebomb, and the birds demeanor was just as chipper as hers. Divebomb was rather calm around her so he no longer needed a mask. However, the rest of the gear was still necessary. She wrapped a brightly colored yellow ribbon around his heel, which aided her in tracking the bird and if he were to get lost, he'd be easily identifiable.

The falconer took along with her the prepared materials and supplies she had set out the night before when she had first received her assignment. Her first without her fathers help. Diana had responded to a plea from a chef's paper notice, when she realized it was from a fancier establishment. When she had shown up, the chef had explained the situation to her, and she explained why she was a prime candidate for taking on this job as between her training and discipline alongside Divebomb's skill, the hares would be captured alive without any unnecessary harm to the meat, which would give the chef the freedom to cook the meat to his desire.

It was easy for her to get this job, because animal trainers were more respected within the territories of Reim and with her fathers fame, having contacts and successes was a bit easier for her, and Divebomb was always up to the task and when he was present, it added more credibility to her words because he was so well-trained.



It was a simple task, Diana had a bag for the bunny's they would catch and her typical satchel filled with everything she carried. They quickly left the confines of Reim and traveled a bit further out to seek out the hare burrows. Diana finally let Divebomb take to the air to find a good positioning, he ascended further and began to circle around the area, letting his well-trained hawk eyes do the rest of the work. After a few minutes of spotting and searching, Divebomb started to flap his wings, which signaled he had spotted something. Diana gave a sharp whistle, which was followed by an ear-piercing screech from her partner. Then true to his name, he brought his wings to his body and was divebombing to the floor, still focused on the prize. Before he hit the treeline, the Pigeon Hawk began to break into flight and swooped on a hare, grabbing it by the neck and returning the rabbit to Diana. With a few more repetitions, Diana collected a few more hares and finally found a burrow where they collected a few sleeping bunnies, which were returned to the chef for a decent reward and a free sample of the cuisine they helped accomplish.

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