Outwitting and outsmarted

Anatole Aston · 10-12-2012, 09:44 AM

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Two others came to the call; a woman with seal-points that were similar to Saqui’s own, and he imagined that the two women might be able to play-cousins if they so chose. Far better than he and Claudius, Anatole thought with a faint smile. More recently, though, he had come to find that his cousin was more alike him in personality than previously suspected. What Anatole had mistaken for weak will was merely the effect of Claudius’ speech impediment, and once he began to overlook this, saw someone not only capable but willing to lead with patience and a loyalty that he (regrettably) had not developed until very recently.

Another woman in her bulkier Halfling form joined them, and though small, Anatole thought it was an adequate hunting party. They would certainly be able to function better with the two females who seemed untouched by the wrath of the weather. He frowned and looked at his own arm, wishing it better, but for now he was forced to remain on two legs.

So he listened attentively, taking in the knowledge, and was eager to see just how trapped the animals were. It would make the hunt easier to not need to chase them, but he worried that the trapped animals (massive as they were) could inflict serious damage if panicked. Some of what the woman said was lost on him; Anatole was still a novice speaker of the language. He gathered what she was saying well enough though, and this too pleased him.

“What about after?” He asked suddenly, trying to imagine the landscape. “We’ll need to drag the moose out of the mud, and it would be easier with a horse to help. I can keep them back while we hunt and bring them after.” The scout eyed the white mare, certain she would be an asset. It was, after all, why he had claimed her in the first place.

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