It was truly a shame his prey had escaped. Arrows were now easy thing to craft and often took hours to make a fine half dozen of them and he was still hungry. But his appetite would only be that much greater for when their pack hunt came along. Jaden watched as the dear pranced off in their shocked manner.
Only moments before they all disappeared, a black wolf came charging from the forest. Maybe she would pick up his kill. It wouldn’t be the first time, actually. He thought back to that night and remembered the female wolf. What had been her name? And her little furry companion… Could this be her again? No, this female was much too small. And she didn’t even bother with the wounded deer. She instead came straight toward him. He saw the owl on her back and instantly recognized Rio. Now he would have to be embarrassed in front of her for letting his prey escape. Wonderful.
But again, the she-wolf caught him off guard. Rio— He began to great her happily but was cut off by a rushed question. Yes of course… but she hadn’t even stayed to hear it. She charged off and left him to look confusedly at the owl. He scanned its little body as it hopped a little bit closer to him in absence of Rio but stayed at a cautious distance. The bird watched him with large eyes and he watched it, unsure of what exactly he should do. Jaden looked around absent mindedly for danger that he figured wouldn’t come. The owl just kept watching him and rotated its large round head at a questioning angle often as if to ask, Why are you looking at me?
Rio returned not long after carrying an Arnica flower. He was familiar with the pain killing properties it had but hadn’t known it worked on birds with their different bodies. Useful information in case he was ever stuck watching one of X’yrin’s companions. What happened? The male asked. He stepped over and crouched near where she was tending to the owl.
Jaden does. Jaden speaks. Jaden thinks.
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