[ WP ] A hunter talks to his prey after the kill

Reginald wipes the sweat from his brow as he sniffs the air, enjoying the sweet smell of gunpowder and rain merging together. He walks up to his fresh kill, admiring the beauty of the beast he considered fortunate to have found roaming the woods. As he gets to the body, he sets his rifle gently on the ground and kneels on one knee. Once kneeling, he kisses his pressed-together pointer and middle fingers of the hand that held the gun and presses them to the barrel of his gun. He then slowly caresses the neck of his fresh kill. He checks for a pulse, and finds one, though it is rapidly fading. 
 
 `` My precious, wood-dwelling friend. Thank you for the meat you will provide tonight. Your soft skin will grace my home's presence like a badge of honor. Your body will combine with mine, so that we are one flesh, paying homage to the food chain and God Himself. I will say a prayer, asking that your soul be guided to a place of peace. Your death will not be in vain, child of the forest.'' 
 
 His hands slowly feel up and down the body as his eyes follow his hands' movements. As he finishes his thorough search, being certain there are no defects, he picks up the body and begins carrying it to his cabin. As he is walking, he hears a jingling sound, as if loose change is bouncing around in his pockets. Setting the body down, he checks himself to see if he is the cause of the noise. As he is doing so, he looks once again to the neck of his newly slain beast and sees a metal tag dangling, as if the beast had an owner of some sort. He identifies it as the cause of the noise, looks at it briefly, then picks the body back up and begins his walk again. 
 
 `` Rebecca. I will cherish your name, along with every other part of you as you are consumed and displayed in all of your glory within my presence.'' 
 
 As he approaches his cabin door, he hears something fall. Swinging open the door to allow light to seep out, he sees that Rebecca dropped a wallet he missed while searching her. He puts her down with care and picks up the wallet, holding it in the light as the wooden door creaks open a bit more from a gust of wind. Sifting through, pushing away worthless amounts of money and plastic, he finds a piece of paper tucked in one of the more hidden areas of it. He opens the folded paper, informing him it's an old note she was given by someone; probably someone special. He then reads it aloud. 
 
 `` Rebecca - no matter how far apart we are, I will always love you. Forever and ever,'till death do us part - I love you, my beautiful flower. 
 -Jonathan'' 
 
 Smiling, he puts the piece of paper back where he found it. As he goes to pick Rebecca back up, still smiling, he sheds a single tear as he walks into his cabin, shutting the door behind him.
