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The next day, Nuri knew he had to follow that snapptrotter. They were so close to the camp, which meant he had that much more reason to investigate and try a new way of capturing the beast. Although unconventional, he actually grabbed a net from the locals. It was made of rope, and the thick strands wouldn't get tangled easily on the beast. The intention was to slow it down so that he could get close enough to try and tame it. Easier said than done.

When he finally found the creature, Nuri took a moment to try and get everyone comfortable to his presence. He kept a good distance away and maintained disinterest, although occasionally he would glance over. The snapptrotter was interested at first, before it began to laze in the sun once more.

Now was his chance.

He crept through the sand and the sun, ignoring the feel of it on his hands. It felt different than home, mostly due to moisture. As he get close enough, he noticed the snapptrotter open it's eyes, and immediately threw his net. Direct hit, it landed right on the creature's head.

There was another long moment of silence, before the beast began to thrash and run, and the net stayed on. However, it also meant it could stay on if the creature went into the water, resulting in more damage than what was needed. Nuri quickly took out his whip, snapping it to direct the beast away from the ocean all while trying to get the net away. He immediately regretting this decision, and wish he had just used his own logic instead. Or maybe a bigger net.

Either way, the chase was on.


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When they finally got far enough away from the water, Nuri was able to calm the beast down. Instead of anticipating a taming, the Oban wanted to get the net off. He could always capture another, but he could not logically let any beast come to harm, no matter the best intentions he may have had.

The Snapptrotter appeared furious, and it was shaking its head back and forth. Nuri was able to get close, but he needed to determine a way to appear non-threatening as well as give the creature a means to escape. Freeing the beast could also cause it to snap out, and result in an injury if he wasn't careful.

Finally, he was able to move to the side, and grab part of the net. The creature's eyes were bright as they watched him, and Nuri took a deep breath before lifting and flinging the net over and away into the sand. The Snapptrotter seemed to wave its head a long moment, before turning to look directly at Nuri once more. It seemed for a long moment that the beast was considering flight or fight. Nuri held his breath, not backing up or showing any sort of fear he may have had.

Then, it turned and rushed away toward the ocean.


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