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Willam had simply not expected anyone else to be around and so it had come as a surprise to learn that there were others in the area. Not to mention that she had been intently focused on the task at hand. She had been devoting all of her attention to the aquatic life that she had paid no attention at all to the land dwellers. But the shock had only been a mild one and she had gotten over it quickly enough. After all it was all her fault that she hadn't been paying attention. There would have been nothing that Azucena would have been able to do differently.
Willam also turned her head to look in the direction that the pup was. She was relieved that her family was nearby and that the young girl hadn't wandered too far away. She didn't want the child in trouble for having gone too far. But then again she wasn't certain exactly how far too far was for a pup. But Azucena was at least within earshot of her family since the girl had admitted to hearing Willam. Maybe Helotes wouldn't be too upset should he learn that Azucena was still nearby.
The large female couldn't help but to smile at the child's enthusiasm. "That is all anyone can do is their best." Willam certainly wasn't expecting perfection since she hadn't even managed that when trying to catch fish. It would be hypocritical for her to expect Azucena to get it right on the first try when she was unable to do so herself.
"We have to be really still and quiet when fishing." Willam explained in soft tones. "Fishing is about patience. You have to focus on the water and them move around. You put your hands in the water and keep still. Then you wait. Sometimes it takes a long time and sometimes it doesn't but eventually a fish will swim close. It might even nibble on your fingers. It is when it is close that you have to be quick to catch it. If you aren't quick enough then it will swim away and you have to wait again. The fish are fast when they swim away so that it why it is better to wait until you are certain that you will catch them instead of trying to grab them as soon as they get close to you. Once you have caught a fish and have it in your hands you have to throw it up on land and not let it get close to the water. It is going to flop around and try to get back to the water once you throw it on land. If it manages to get to the water then it will swim away and you have to start over again. Of course if it doesn't then you have something to eat." Willam gave a smile to Azucena after she had gone over the whole process of fishing. Or well she went over exactly what it was that she was doing. Willam could only explain the way that she fished as she could speak for no one else.
With the tutorial out of the way Willam focused intently on what was going on below the surface of the water. She remained still and silent as she just watched and waited. After a bit Willam felt nibbling against the tips of her fingers but she didn't move just yet. She waited until the nibbles became a bit more frequent rather than a couple of nibbles then the fish swimming away to end up and come back to nibble again. When the fish came back and stayed for a bit longer she quickly closed her hands around it and lifted it out of the water. "Okay, ready. Don't let it get back to the water." Willam called out as she tried to keep hold on the slippery and squirming fish so that she could throw it up to where Azucena was at. She tried to make it a bit behind the pup so that the fish wouldn't be able to get back to the water quickly and to allow for Azucena to be able to help out and have something to do.
Once Willam had launched the fish up onto the shore she watched over the young girl. She also ended up returning her hands to the water to begin the waiting process all over again just in case the fish got away. And even if it didn't get away it still wouldn't hurt to have a second fish. After all both of the females could most likely use the practice. Plus Willam thought it would be a good idea for Azucena to have multiple fish to take back to her father so that the girl could show what she had been doing while away and hopefully it would ease any tensions that might arise. How could anyone be upset when their pup had brought them something to eat once they woke up from their nap?
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