He looks up at her a bit startled, ears pricked forward as he licks the blood off his snout. Then he snorts and moves in on the deer's abdomen, ripping in to get at the liver.

Won't take long, Dam pants next to her, giving her a bump. Once he starts on the liver, then we can eat too.

Damocles is right: it doesn't take long till the black has the intestines sprawled across the ground and is pulling out a deep red smooth looking chunk of meat.

Kay, now we can eat, Dam says happily, starting to creep in at Richard's side.