Petal and Blaze seemed to be as surprised as Loki was to see another of the species. Petal protectively wrapped her tail around her pups. The dachshund spoke first, his voice loud and strong. "Greetings. I am Pluto, and this is my mate, Cleo." Pluto motioned to the lioness. "She has just given birth, and is very frail at the moment. We were wondering if we could stay here for a while, just until Cleo and our pup, Storm, have enough energy to keep traveling." Blaze and Petal murmered to each other for a moment until making their decision. Petal calmly spoke. "You may stay." The dachshund nodded to Blaze to let him speak. "We shall prepare a den for you and your pup. Do you know how to hunt, Pluto?" Pluto shook his head. "No, I don't." The lion thought for a moment. "Very well. I will teach you. Since Cleo and Petal are in no state to hunt, you and I will catch prey for now." Petal gestured to Cleo to follow her. She talked to the lioness in a considerate voice. "Come on, we'll start on the den. Bring Storm with you." Blaze led Pluto into the oak forest to start his hunting lesson. The lion paused. "We should start at the riverbank. There's usually a lot of good prey over there." Pluto nodded. As they continued to head toward the stream, Blaze suddenly hesitated to taste the air. "What do you scent, Pluto?" The dachshund pondered for a while before speaking. "I'm not sure, Blaze." The lion lashed his tail. "That's fine, for it's your first hunt. This scent is rabbit. You should recognize it next time." Pluto barked with understanding and followed the trail of the prey. The lion's sharp eyes immediantly identified the rabbit's postition, and he stopped walking to drop into a crouch. Blaze spoke quietly, not to frighten the catch away. "Keep your front paws light with your weight on the back paws." He watched as Pluto dropped into a decent hunter's crouch. He began to stalk forward, his tail lashing behind him. The lion gazed at him with criticism. "Now your tail's rustling the leaves. It'll scare away the prey." Pluto lifted his tail. "Now follow me." Blaze crept forward, towards the rabbit. The animal catiously looked behind it, noticing the predators. It lept away, bolting in the other direction. Blaze sprinted, catching up with the prey. He grabbed it in his jaws, delivering a killing bite. He placed the catch down. "And that's how you hunt. Let's take this back to the others."
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