Ray
He shuddered from the cold wind racing past him and his fur bristled from the cold weather as he continued. He paused, hearing the voices louder now and his ears perked straight up, dipping his head through the bush. His eyes stared locked on a large group of young hunters. Ray gulped slightly and withdrew from the bush, backing up slowly. His back bumped into something behind him and he jumped three in the air, letting out a startled yelp. He winced and glanced up slowly to stare up at the hunter standing above him. The man gave him a cold stare before yanking him up by his upper neck scruff. The fox struggled, flailing in the air but then soon stopped, staring eyes wide observing the other hunters he had seen.
"Look what I found scurrying around the campsite", the man grasping him smirked triumphantly, "It's been a while since I've got to skin anything to sell." Ray's heart leaped and growled low hatefully. Your not skinning anything you fat bastard. Especially not me, he thought, wanting to say it aloud. He closed his eyes, ready to shift, but the laughter of the others stopped him. "That thing?" One of them laughed mockingly, "Do you see how dirty and mangled it's pelt is? It looks like its been wallowing in it's own feces!" At this point, both him and the hunter holding him were seething with rage. "You don't look great yourself!" he barked in annoyance, but in his kind's tongue so the huntsmen couldn't understand him.
"You always could sell him as a pet in the city ya' know", Another suggested. "All sorts have recently started going missing. You could probably sell it so some willing family eager to pay for a replacement." Ray's ears flicked as he gazed at the ground, As a house pet? I'm not even good at understanding other of my own kind, how will this be any better? His eyes glared back up at the hunter that had laughed at him earlier, hearing his scruff voice again, "Tch, right. You'll be lucky if you get twenty for this puny maggot." "It's something though, isn't it?" the man shrugged as he reached for a cage and placed the fox in it, picking it up. A few of the others nodded. "Fine..." the first hunter grunted, "I guess its about time to head back into town anyways. I'm starving." The group soon packed up there few possessions they had caught and began heading for the city. Ray glanced over at the one that laughed at him and whispered angrily to himself, "When I get out of here, Your the first one on my list. "