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There were questions in his eyes, but as soon as it looked like he was ready to voice them, fate intervened. Or perhaps, it was simply coincidence. Regardless, Attila forgot his questions as soon as he got a bite, and Tayui quickly forgot what she was going to add as well. She leaned over the edge, peering down in to the water to see what was going on, but retreated quickly once Attila managed to pull the fish up on shore. She flinched when the fish splashed her with water, and then laughed. She shook her fur out a bit and began to examine the fish. Attila noted its size and Tayui nodded, wondering what type of fish it was. She had never been one for hunting in her Optime form, always preferring to use her Secui form, so the concept of fishing was fairly alien to her.
Tayui was about to compliment Attila on his fine catch when he added another comment at the end. She frowned and shook her head, wondering why he would ever think that of himself. He had talent – many talents, in fact – and he had just shown her one of them. He could do things she could not, and she could not comprehend how any of that would make him “useless.”
“Certainly not,” she replied firmly, her tone strict and authoritative. “That’s quite a skill for so talented a son,” she affirmed. She would not allow her son to delude himself into thinking he was somehow inferior to other luperci out there. There was no reason to even think of such a thing! Even if he was still feeling guilty for leaving, she did not want him to carry that guilt for too long. He had made his decision, and although it had pained her, she had accepted it. She did not necessarily understand it, but she could relate to it in a few ways. There was no way he was as useless as he perceived himself.