Greece’s Roman Road

Chapter 14: prey

Steve's men drove ahead on horseback, and the ladies walked slowly in the carriage.

The purplish red horse under the seat of Constantine has well-proportioned skeletal muscle development, strong posture, graceful posture, and abnormal horses.

The burgundy fur, well cared for and well nourished, shiny and smooth to the touch, was a very beautiful mare, and Constantine named her Helen.

It means as beautiful as Helen, the peerless beauty in Greek historical legends.

Helen is a foal that Constantine personally selected from the young horses in the manor, and with the help of Mav Kafka, feeds the big foal.

Helen, who is just five years old this year, is when she is active and active. Compared with a horse, five years old is when she is physically strong.

She was probably suffocated in the horse pen. Helen was so excited since she went out, she kept sneezing and seemed to be dissatisfied with Constantine's slow movements. She was always eager to try and restless.

Constantine, who was riding on the horse, could only lean forward and stroked Helen's head for comfort.

Because they have to take care of the ladies in the carriage behind, even the men who are riding on horses have a tacit control over the speed of their mounts, so as not to pull down the carriage too far.

The only exception was Nina, Nina riding a white horse, surrounded by a group of hounds, trotted all the way, pulling everyone down a short distance.

It is the spring season in April. The forest that has been silent for a winter has ushered in a new time of vitality.

The boundary around Tatoi Palace has sparse woods and open grasslands, which are suitable for hunting activities, so everyone can experience the fun of hunting activities without having to go far.

The carriage team stopped on an open green grass, and the ladies in the carriage slowly walked down.

The accompanying servants, remove the accompanying items in the carriage: tables and chairs for resting in the wild, lay a white tablecloth on the table, arrange the tea sets in order, and then put coffee, tea, snacks, and drinks. The essential condiment for tea, sugar, is taken out and placed on the table, so that it can be readily available to everyone.

The ladies sat under chairs under umbrellas and chatted eagerly with each other. Constantine listened, and it was all about women. Which store had beautiful clothes on the shelves and bought them on a trip to Paris. What fashionable clothing, what kind of dress is more fashionable.

Constantine quickly lost interest.

Seeing that the ladies have been settled: For them, this hunting activity is more like a spring outing.

With one exception, Nina, who was wearing a black hunting suit and a felt hat, sat on the ladies' seat, out of tune with a group of ladies in brightly colored long dresses.

Nina, who has always lived in the palace, is at a loss for the hobbies of these peers. The ladies have heated discussions about their opinions. Nina can't join in at all.

"Nina, come with us and hunt on horseback. Your outfit is totally unsuitable for sitting here." Constantine couldn't bear it, so he could only relieve Nina.

Nina, who was at a loss, heard Constantine's invitation and readily accepted.

Many men drove the horses and gathered together, the hounds ran around under the horses, and Constantine picked up the horn that had fallen on his body, and blew a low and penetrating horn sound, towards the distance. spread.

A dozen men and horses, galloping on their horses, the hounds flying with their hooves, made their way in front of the hunter team.

The figures of the team slowly sank into the depths of the grassy forest and disappeared from everyone's sight.

Constantine carefully controlled Helen's reins, over the stream and the palisade of vines and bushes that stood in front of him.

"Well done, Helen, that's it." Constantine, sitting on Helen's back, would praise her once every time Helen crossed the obstacle.

Whenever she stepped over an obstacle, Helen would be able to have fun, galloping on the flat and open grass, and Constantine would no longer restrain her.

A trained hunting dog, with a sharp nose and agile movements, is a good helper for hunters.

They are responsible for assisting hunters with their ears and noses.

The group of running hounds suddenly accelerated, barked wildly, and became restless.

"His Royal Highness, it looks like the hounds have found some prey." Goldberry came to Helen's side and said to Constantine.

"Yes, what kind of prey is it?" Constantine agreed.

I saw the hounds running aggressively towards a cluster of bushes.

Just as he was about to approach, a red figure quickly fled into the distance, with bright red fur, pointed ears, and a body that was one size lower than the hounds.

"Haha, it's a red fox," Constantine said excitedly.

Constantine excitedly picked up the horn in front of him and blew it again. Many hunters who heard the horn knew that this was an encounter with their prey.

Hu He drove the horses that were sitting down, and everyone accelerated towards the direction of the hounds.

One of the important prey in hunting activities, the red fox, is mainly tracked by the nose of the hound.

The greatest joy of hunting foxes is the chasing process. Red foxes usually come out to hunt for food in the morning and evening. Once they find the hounds, they will become very alert and start their own escape journey.

The alert red fox is good at hiding its tracks, but its scent is hard to hide.

Among the hounds is a foxhound.

Foxhounds are specially trained to track by smell and can keep up with the scent of red foxes.

Foxhounds don't walk very fast, and sometimes lose their prey, and the lucky red fox can continue to enjoy a free life.

I wonder if this red fox is so lucky today.

The appearance of the red fox made many hunters excited, and they kept calling for the horses that were sitting down, moving in the direction of the fox.

This fox is very cunning and knows how to use its own intelligence. It is smaller than the hounds. Whenever the hounds will catch up, it turns back into the dense bushes.

Hounds are bigger and less nimble than foxes, so they are not good at this kind of hide-and-seek.

Every time the figure of the red fox disappeared, the hounds stretched their necks and sniffed the ground diligently. UUkanshu www.uukanshu.com relied on the scent to find her again, and indicated to the hunters such as Constantine where the prey was.

During the chase, Helen and Constantine cooperated tacitly.

Helen was trained, level-headed, and brave.

The terrain in the jungle is complicated, and Constantine carefully controlled Helen, crossing the bushes, crossing the flowing water, and closely following the group of hounds ahead.

I saw the hounds in front of them, they stopped and barked around a clearing.

Constantine and the other hunters dismounted and went to the hounds. They saw a cave in the ground. There was no doubt that the red fox had escaped into the cave.

The larger hounds barked wildly around the cave unwillingly.

"What should I do now, everyone?" Costerbloom, this is the first time I have participated in this kind of hunting activity, and I really don't know what to do when the prey gets into the hole.

Nina also looked at Constantine with a confused expression.

"It's okay, but it's not that easy to escape." Steve also likes to participate in hunting activities, and he is no stranger to hunting.

I saw Constantine came to the side of a smaller hound that was about the same size as a red fox, and bent down and picked him up.

"It's time for the little man to show his skills," Constantine said.

I saw Constantine holding the beagle in one hand, stroking the dog back and forth with the other, and then sending it to the cave.

The beagle stood facing the cave, looking at Constantine with his head tilted, wagging his tail constantly.

"Go and catch that sly fox, boy," Constantine looked at the beagle and pointed to the cave.

I saw that the beagle seemed to really understand, standing in front of the cave, lying low, constantly adjusting his body, and slowly burrowing into the cave.

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