Barlbane & Seagris

The two bison moved into the land without any hesitation, crossing right over the border with only a momentary pause to investigate the rulers of this domain. Walking side by side, the massive bull and his smaller female counterpart kept a wary vigilance on their surroundings, but for the most part held little fear in their dark eyes. For as big as they were, the buffalo were a pair to be reckoned with, and had survived more than their fair share of encounters with predators.

Nitro & Quadalupe

Today, the two bucks were on patrol duty, shifting from the defensive role of protecting the pregnant hinds and more vulnerable members of the herd that remained at the lowlands near the Ochotona Mountains. Guadalupe was several dozen yards ahead of Nitro, and moving as silently as a shadow as he picked his way through the boggy land. Every now and then, the melanistic buck would pause in the same fashion that Barlbane and Seagris would do, taking a survey of the land around him to make sure the coast was clear.

Nitro had moved out of Guadalupe's trail, instead taking a position far to the right of the younger white-tail in order to cover a bit more ground. And it was he that spotted the two buffalo moving across the land. He froze, not in the wary way of a deer that had spotted a source of danger, but in a manner befitting of one who'd just come across an unexpected surprise, and wasn't sure if it would turn out good or bad. After watching the pair travel across the more open ground that was better suited to their broad frames, Nitro tucked into the denser foliage and picked up his pace to catch up with his scouting companion.

"Guad, we've got company." The deer whispered after drawing up beside the other, portraying with his voice and expression that he wasn't particularly alarmed, "Two bison, moving southeast. The wind isn't in my favor, but it looks like a male and female."

The smaller buck perked his ears up and swiveled them in the designated direction, but neither his ears nor his eyes could pick through the tangle of plants to see the two Nitro was talking about. "Should I get one of the hinds?" To this question, Nitro hesitated before nodding his head in agreement, and Guadalupe wenton, "Secure the area, and introduce yourself if they're alone. I shouldn't be long."

Like a shadow, Guadalupe quietly and stealthily backtracked, disappearing into the thicket and heading for the heart of their territory to find a doe to help them out. This led Nitro to moving forward, carefully preforming a wide circle around the two bison and utilizing the abundant plants and trees in the area to keep him out of sight. Once he'd done that, and was confident that these two were alone, the buck dared to step out into the open and begin to approach the two.

Barlbane & Seagris

Seagris stopped halfway through their journey across the field they were currently crossing so that she could graze over a clump of grass that was still relatively fresh despite the colder temperatures that were turning most green things to brown. Barlbane halted after a few more steps to drop his shaggy head earthward and look for forage himself, joining his mate in a quick meal. After mowing through a dying hedge clump, a glimpse of brown diverted Bane's attention from the food. With a huff, the bull raised his head and narrowed his dark eyes to focus on the deer in the distance. There was a moment or two as he looked over Nitro before he shook his broad head and... went back to grazing. Seagris was a little more personable however, and at least gave the stag a little bob of her head before going back to her meal, neither of them realizing they were the center of attention among the little scouting group.

Nitro

This was the first time Nitro had a face-to-face encounter with a buffalo, and their size was a definite source of intimidation to him. They didn't look especially quick, but he didn't let their bulky size fool him; bears, after all, proved that appearances could be very deceiving when it came to speed and agility.

His anticipation built when the two finally seemed to notice him, and he took a breath and held himself nobly to impress the two... only to watch as he got little more than a head bob from the female before the couple went back to grazing. 'Huh...' Nitro stood there uncertainly for a seconds, before trying another approach, "Greetings, strangers." Well, maybe he needed to be more direct about it.

Barlbane & Seagris

As if not expecting the cervid to do anything more than give them quick look over and move on, the pair seemed surprised by his greeting. Barlbane exchanged looks with his mate before lifting his head and finishing the mouthful of sedge he was working on. Once the greenery had been swallowed down, a great puff of air left his nostrils, where it crystallized in the cold temperatures of the bog, "Same to you, deer. Is there something you'd like?" Barlbane honestly wasn't trying to be rude or aloof with the fellow herbivore, he just wasn't at all use to paying the smaller creatures any attention where he came from.