I had finally tamed a pteradon and decided to scout some of the land further from base.

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I had finally tamed a pteradon and decided to scout some of the land further from base. While exploring we spotted a Rex running freely through the fields, devouring whoever she pleased. I looked around for any other threats in the area and realizes there were some very high cliffs that could make taming this beast much easier. Unfortunately I didn't have enough tranq arrows on me so we flew back to camp to get some. After getting a decent amount I made my way back to the Rex, my excitement to tame her growing with each flap of my pteradon's wings. We found a safe place to shoot from but by then I realized the Rex had traveled too far away to hit, so we moved to a cliff closer. By the time we reached there she had wandered further again, the sight of fearful herbivores too great for her to ignore. So we moved again, and again. Eventually we got to a cliff where she lingered for a while. I didn't want to waste my tranq arrows so I switched to regular to make sure I could hit her since she was still a bit far away. Sure enough, the arrow hit, and she came running towards us in a fury I had never seen before. She let out a mighty roar and started attempting to climb up to us. For a moment I feared she would actually succeed, so I started firing away. Luckily her arms were too short to pull herself up the cliff, and I was able to land many shots. Many more shots later she was looking very bloody and I wondered why she hadn't been tranqualized yet. Thats when I finally noticed the arrows I was shooting- in my panic I forgot to switch to tranq arrows. I quickly switched them out and started shooting her, and she finally started to get a misty look in her eyes. Then my crossbow broke. My heart fell, I ran around frantically to craft a bow and by the time I ran back to the cliffs edge I saw her on the other side of the field. I hopped on my pteradon and we pursued her, but a spino nearby gave us the evil eye and we had to be cautious. We tried to find a safer place to shoot the Rex but by then she had devoured many smaller dinosaurs and regained her energy. She charged at us and we flew away. By then I noticed I was low on tranq arrows and even lower in spirits. We returned home in defeat while the Rex continues to run free, terrorizing any herbivores who dare to exist in her presence.

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