In the Wold...

Thwip! Thud!

The buck fell to the ground silently, caught off-guard as it grazed on the plains of the Riddermark, as an arrow pierced his heart with a well-practiced aim. 
Velithryth stood up from her kneeling position in some cattail plants, looking rather pleased with herself. Another kill to feed hungry men and women, and it looked meaty enough to feed quite a few of them.
She wiped her sweaty hands on her trousers - just another day’s work, it seemed. She approached the carcass and removed the arrow promptly.
“Leof! Here!” 
The blond horse jogged carelessly up to his lady and the carcass from the spot where he grazed. Any normal horse would have shied away from a dead deer, but old Leof had seen more than his share of animal carcasses and was quite used to seeing and carrying them. 
Velithryth retrieved rope from the saddlebags and went to work on tying her kill. After firmly tying the buck’s forelegs and backlegs together, respectively, she took the buck by the antlers and under the belly, struggling to stand. She huffed and puffed, her arms already shaking.
“One, two, three…”
Leof seemed to lean his weight towards her, as he could tell she was struggling, and she loaded the dead buck into the saddle. Red blood leaked onto the seat as the body settled into the curve of the saddle, forelegs and backlegs on either side of the horse. As an extra precaution, she placed a small burlap sack over its head to keep its antlers from poking neither horse nor rider.
She took a step back and admired her handiwork. The deer hung limply on Leof’s back while the horse propped his hind hoof up, not looking to be in any kind of hurry to go anywhere. 
Velithryth took a deep breath and exhaled, taking the time now to admire the scenery around her while she had a moment. A soft breeze blew her hair back and she tilted her face up to feel it. Pale wheat and green grass displayed themselves around her, gently waving in the wind as if they were dancing to music only they could hear. The faraway sound of a busy Harwick could be heard as the red sun was about to set. All was calm, and dinner was going to be served extremely fresh when she came home. 
She walked up to Leof, taking the reins in her hand as she led him to the road that would lead her back home. Just another day’s work, indeed.