08-16-2011, 09:19 PM
They'd traveled pretty far from the campsite in Drifter Bay now, having been traveling for several hours. He'd gotten up early that morning, long before the sun rose, in an effort to catch breakfast before Eva woke up. He'd had no such luck; as soon as he moved, the little bundle curled against his hip was up and about, chattering excitedly about the new day. He was certain she'd been half asleep at the time, but that hadn't prevented him from taking her with him, to keep her out of trouble; Francois was nowhere in sight, and Reed was just as gone. Markus refused to leave her on her own, so she'd accompanied him on the scavenging mission--and his ears resented it.
"DADDY! Found purple berries!" Eva proclaimed, running up with her chest puffed proudly and a bunch of blue berries hanging out of her mouth. He smiled, gently, and bent down, patting her head to signify a job well done and then took the berries, tucking them into the satchel slung over his shoulder. "Now find red." He instructed, and she yipped, running off eagerly. Markus was careful to keep her within shouting range as he hunted, which made it incredibly difficult to actually catch anything, but eventually found a rabbit colony, and flushed out four of the little beasts without much difficulty. Of the four, he managed to catch three, and hung them by their broken necks from his belt. After a moment of hesitation, he carefully broke off one of their front paws, and tucked it into his vest pocket for later, to stuff and dye for Eva. She needed all the luck she could get.
After a long moment, a figure came into view, and Markus stopped, his eyes narrowed before he barked sharply for Eva. It was a long moment before the little girl rushed up behind him, hiding behind his legs and peering around his ankles at the shape he'd seen.
"DADDY! Found purple berries!" Eva proclaimed, running up with her chest puffed proudly and a bunch of blue berries hanging out of her mouth. He smiled, gently, and bent down, patting her head to signify a job well done and then took the berries, tucking them into the satchel slung over his shoulder. "Now find red." He instructed, and she yipped, running off eagerly. Markus was careful to keep her within shouting range as he hunted, which made it incredibly difficult to actually catch anything, but eventually found a rabbit colony, and flushed out four of the little beasts without much difficulty. Of the four, he managed to catch three, and hung them by their broken necks from his belt. After a moment of hesitation, he carefully broke off one of their front paws, and tucked it into his vest pocket for later, to stuff and dye for Eva. She needed all the luck she could get.
After a long moment, a figure came into view, and Markus stopped, his eyes narrowed before he barked sharply for Eva. It was a long moment before the little girl rushed up behind him, hiding behind his legs and peering around his ankles at the shape he'd seen.