Such a heavenly view Trixy moved about the prairie with Frank at her heels. The heat of Boreas was a strange difference from Auster this time of year but Trixy was here with a purpose. She'd brought the supplies to craft her trap, all slung over and tucked neatly in the saddle on Frank. He didn't mind and she had even crafted him the saddle special for him. Her face was an ever present grin held almost permanently. She had seen some little birds, quail she believed. A fall trap or two could work beautifully for them. She needed a stick and a lid for it but hopefully she could catch enough to spare some for Polaris and maybe even the hallows. She knew she wanted to keep a few for her pack, if she could get her pack that was. She moved to find a spot she deemed suitable and nodded to herself before setting about the task of uprooting as much grass as possible. she would need to dig a hole big enough to house them for a few hours until she came back to collect them. Walk, "Talk", Think

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1/6 craft and use a trap

The air up here seemed suffocating, like living in an oven turned all the way up. Atreyu found herself panting, adjusted to more temperate climates, though she kept going. Today was a foraging day and she was on the hunt for sweetgrass for her sister. It didn't take her long to find the grass she looked for, but right in the middle of it was a white and purple female with a horn on her nose. She was small, like...pup small, and while Atreyu had seen small wolves before, she had never seen one this small. Watching for a moment, Atreyu found herself growing curious about what she was doing and drew closer, dipping her head to the other in greeting.

"Hello," she said softly so that she didn't startle the pixie-sized doll. "Would you mind me helping you pull some of that grass? I actually have something I need to use it for..." Hopefully, she had interrupted a kinder wolf, knowing that some could get grouchy when you interrupted their work. She would then go on to say, "If you need it, I will help you as well." She gave a smile, that same curiosity glittering in her holographic gaze.

1/3 Collected an herb - sweetgrass
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Find me where the wild things are She was hard at work when another happened upon her. She had not been startled though as Frank gave a snort to warn her of an approaching wolf. He was an ever-present guardian for her. Not that she was incapable of defending herself. No she was more than confident in defending herself despite her big loss fiasco a few seasons back. No actually she was ready almost to try again. That's how she figured she needed to be, if at first you don't succeed try try again and all that good stuff. She lifted her head from where she was uprooting and pulling up clumps of grass and looked up to the tall spotted woman. She could of said she was surprised to see someone sporting such a coat but after living in Auster for her whole life she had seen weirder. Like Gav losing all his fur and it growing back different than before. She had dirt on her nose from the ground where she was uprooting the grass as her ears swiveled to the stranger's voice. She glanced at the grass and took a moment to consider. "Is this grass useful for something? I thought it was just weeds, I was gonna build a trap here for some of those quail out there. I have some friends in Auster that could use them I think, but if the grass is useful maybe my healer friend would like me to bring some to him." She grabbed out the knife from her shoulder sheathe and used her jaws to stab it into the ground in a spot she had just cleared out. The ground was hard here and she wanted to see about using the knife to make her work a little easier. "You can definitely take some if you like though. Theres more than enough to split." She lowered her head and went about stabbing the ground a few times to get the hole started. Her dagger was then sheathed and she started working the hard crusted earth out of her way, hopefully it wouldn't be too hard to dig up. But she wouldn't mind if it was. Walk, "Talk", Think Bellatrix Ravenwood

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2/6 craft and use a trap
(ooc: if she wants atreyu could totally teach her what she uses the grass for ^^)

Atreyu smiled as the tiny woman invited her to gather the sweetgrass, only then moving forward to help the woman clear out a spot for a trap. Her smile only grew as the small woman of purples, pinks, and white asked what the grass could be used for. She gathered the grass as she began to explain, "It's called sweetgrass, and it has many different uses. Smudging is one of them, along with being a medicine known to help with sore throats and some minor pain relief. It can be used on the fur for grooming, to help keep the pelt sleek and smelling good. It smells almost like vanilla, so it acts as a kind of perfume too. It can also be used to weave baskets and bags...Maybe it can help with your trap?" The other woman began to dig as she cleared out a small area, enough for baskets and things later, perhaps it would be good bonding for everyone later.

She wasn't sure how big the area had to be, but if she was going to get enough for everyone to use back home, she was going to need a lot of the grass. Plus she wanted to keep some for her personal medicine stores. Her satchel wouldn't hold it all, but she could still use it to carry the grass with it slung over the top. "Is this cleared up enough?" She wanted to make sure she hadn't made the area too large.

2/3 Collected an herb - sweetgrass
"Talk." || Think || 'Hear.'

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Such a heavenly view Trixy looked up at the pink woman as she spoke of the herb and its uses. Though her paws kept working. She needed the hole to be big enough to hold several quail and keep them safe until they could be collected. All while she would probably be working out how to get the live birds to Auster. She took a second though to give a thoughtful look to the spotted woman when she spoke of maybe using it in the trap. Shure it might be able to be weaved but she didn't think it would make a proper cage or anything. So she gave a shake of her head. "I don't think it will make the right kind of lid for the trap sadly, though i have a healer friend who might like if I bring him a bit. If you don't mind that is.... But what exactly is smudging, and how do you make it into medicine. Just in case he doesn't already know." She asked before going right back to digging. Her paws were working the soil out of the way and she did her best not to throw it on anyone, though one couldn't blame her if a stray piece or two went at them. It would take her a bit to get the hole dug she knew but the end goal was worth the effort. To capture the prey alive and not harm them so they could be used as livestock. At the question Trixy took a second to glance about. Definitely looked clear enough. "Looks good enough to me, can you grab the stick and leather out of the bag on Frank over there? He won't kick or anything so don't be scared of him." She gave a grin knowing full well some might see him and think he would be defensive like a donkey. Or something like that anyway. She went back to her digging though, hopefully the pink woman wouldn't mind. Walk, "Talk", Think

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3/6 craft and use a trap

Atreyu smiled and nodded when the other said it may not make the correct lid to her trap, understanding she probably meant to catch larger birds with it. The tiny lady then went on to ask what smudging was and how to turn the grass into medicine, which were both questions Atreyu had the answers to. "Smudging is where you tie a bundle of the dried grass together and burn one end then use the smoke over your body or a special area, it is believed to help purify the air and spirit of any evil that may be lurking. Sometimes sweetgrass smudging is used to help us carry prayers to the gods and ancestors... To make it a medicine, you only have to infuse the dried grass into a tea. I recommend about five minutes in hot water to get all of the benefits of the grass. Though, some may find it...unpalatable." She giggled at the last bit, those holographic eyes shining brightly as she watched the other momentarily.

Looking over to the small reindeer, Atreyu then looked back at the purple and white lady. "As long as he won't kick at me or bite..." She said softly, not wanting to seem rude. Atreyu moved with a sureness that belied her nerves, she wasn't afraid of the reindeer, just wise enough to know that one of those feet could leave a nasty mark. Fetching the supplies that the smaller woman asked for, Atreyu smiled at the reindeer and fished a piece of carrot out of her bag, showing the little pixie first. "Can I give this to him?" She made sure to ask first, not wanting to offend anyone. "I'm Atreyu, by the way." Putting some of the collected grass in a tied bundle on the ground next to Frank, Atreyu waited to see if the smaller woman wanted to take some home to her healer friend.

3/3 collected an herb - sweetgrass
"Talk." || Think || 'Hear.'

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Her ears twitched as she dug. She was listening and taking in everything the pink femme was saying. Once she had the hole at her shoulders deep she stopped, a small nod at it. It would do perfectly. She lifted her head to the other woman though a question about the tea popping from her mouth. "Have you ever thought to add honey to the tea? Its a good flavor thing and has good natural healing properties from what I understand." She worked her way out of her hole and shook her pelt.

The hole was definitely deep enough. Now she just needed to fashion the lid. She gave a nod as permission for frank to receive the carrot knowing full well the reindeer would of likely went for it anyway, though if he hadn't got it his mood would be soured. She grinned as she heard him making snorts and his lips flapping at the carrot. He was silly that was for sure. Loyal as fuck though.

Once the leather and stick were brought to her she gave a thankful nod. "Once I get this lid on, you wanna help me spook 'em from the grasses over there? I don't want to have to wait all day and night for 'em to fall in so if we spook 'em in this direction it won't take as long. We can split the birds after they're in the trap. I just need my half alive for livestock purposes." She gave her a smile before moving to work the leather to size over the hole. She would be weaving the stick through some slits in the center and laying a strip of leather over the top. She grabbed her knife and stared working the strip into holes on the first piece of leather. She was patient and once it was done she nodded to herself, sheathing her knife. There was enough tension the sides would pop back up now and she could trap multiple quail.

She moved the lid and with a nod to the pink woman she moved towards the edges of the fields. If they could sweep the field there would be a lot of quail in the trap, and she was sure they could both make it out of this richly. She lowered her body into the grasses before bursting forward. "NOW!



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4/6 craft and use a trap
1/3 capture live small prey(quail)

There was a giggle given as the reindeer took the piece of carrot from her. He seemed friendly enough, but Atreyu was still wary of those hooves and antlers. She wasn't sure how temperamental a reindeer could be, and she didn't want to find out either. "I will have to try honey in it next time, it should help the taste a little bit anyway. Thank you for that idea!" Next Atreyu watched as Bellatrix finished up the trap, making sure her bag was full of the grass she needed. She would take them back to her stores later and unpack. Setting her bag down, Atreyu listened as Bellatrix asked her to help, making sure she understood the plan before she acquiesced. "I will help you! No problem, just tell me where to be. I am not a great hunter, but I can hold my own against some birds surely." She joked, then waited for Bellatrix to give her the signal to move. Skirting around the area with all the birds, Atreyu paused, waiting for Bellatrix to be ready. Now! Atreyu wasted no time in springing forward, sending a good many of the birds toward the trap. She made sure to work in tandem with the pixie lady, her mix of purples and blues and whites easy to follow through the brush. "Talking."

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Bellatrix Ravenwood

As they burst forward the birds were startled into action. They began darting in all sorts of directions but Trixy quickly adjusted her trajectory. She wanted to keep them from going in the opposite direction of her trap. She glanced towards the pink femme as she worked her half. Looked like she was doing well enough. "Run 'em towards the trap. That way we can catch as many as possible." Her instructions were short sweet and to the point. They needed to get them in the trap.

She could see some already starting towards the trap, running frantically. Good the plan was working. All they needed to do was get a few started that way and the rest would follow the flock. She pushed the birds that strayed back towards the flock with a few short sharp barks. This had to work. She was sure it would.

"Talk"
Say come on and show the world who you really are

5/6 craft and use a trap
2/3 capture a small live prey(quail)

Atreyu made sure she kept her birds straight and with the flock, she wanted Bellatrix to go home with as many quails as she could carry. They seemed to be headed toward the trap and Atreyu made sure she kept them running forward, to the trap, not letting a single one break from the flock. She heard Bellatrix's instructions and ran them toward their fate. She wanted them alive, she would get them alive. Nodding her head, Atreyu chased the small birds with snaps from her jaws, though she wouldn't attack the birds, only lead them where they were meant to go. "Talking."

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Bellatrix Ravenwood

As they pushed the birds towards the trap Trixy could see Frank readying himself. He was key to making sure they went in. He was laying down, on the other side of the trap from them. He would be a sort of backboard to keep as many of them as possible from just jumping over the trap. It was a perfect addition to her trap! Brilliant, just brilliant! She loved how Frank thought.

She darted forward stopping once she had ran the expanse of the field. Quail were flying past frank but she could tell a good few were in the trap and some were still falling in. She gave a grin before seating herself. "Perfect! We definitely got a good few of em! Thanks by the way, Sorry I forgot to give you my name, I'm Bellatrix Ravenwood." She panted to catch her breath. After a few beats and the last of the quail seemed to have fallen into her trap she stood and moved towards it. Frank stayed laying where he was, which she was grateful for. Since he had a homemade travel cage on him. It was small but would do fine for the quail.

She stopped at the trap, gently pushing her nose into it and gingerly taking out a quail in her mouth, still alive but boy was it making a racket as she opened the cage with a paw and dropped it in before closing it. Perfect! It was still peeping and hopping around. She moved to pull out some more, doing her best to split the catch in half. From what she counted there was about twelve, which left six for each of them. "Looks like theres about six for each of us." She looked to Atreyu grinning as let the number be known. Her tail waved enthusiastically behind her. She quickly made to deposit her six in the travel cage before shrugging out of her vest and covering the cage to help the birds calm down. "They make good live stock and lay eggs, in case you needed to know. Though if you wanted to cook 'em they work fine roasted whole." She wasn't about to tell the woman what to do with her birds but Trixy didn't have the heart to kill her half. Besides she needed them to trade for a raven if she could talk Sir Artorias into it.

"Talk"
Say come on and show the world who you really are

6/6 craft and use a trap
3/3 capture a small live prey(quail)

Watching as the quails fell in the trap, Atreyu found herself oddly entertained by the frantic flapping of the birds. They looked like small chickens, though they could fly a good ways. There were a few in the trap, enough that they could split them. The small woman gave her name, and Atreyu smiled, dipping her head and smiling. "Atreyu Morningstar. Pleasure to meet you!" She stated her name again, this time in full, in case Bellatrix had been too busy before to hear her. Atreyu didn't mind repeating herself, she understood what kind of focus it took to craft something like a quail trap. Bellatrix offered her the other six and Atreyu smiled, listening as she told her they would be good livestock. Without a true home, there was little point in trying to keep them as livestock, but perhaps one of her siblings or friends would like them. She would take them as livestock, something to keep and breed for later use. Plus the eggs would be a nice bonus. Atreyu waved her tail, "Thank you, I think I will keep them alive, they would be better for my band that way." Smiling she wondered how she would get them home. "You wouldn't happen to know how we could make a cage for them, do you?" A hopeful look came across that pretty spotted face, maybe they could figure it out together. "Talking."

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Such a heavenly view The larger woman introduced herself as Atreyu and Trixy grinned up at her. "Nah pleasure is all mine!" Her upbeat attitude was all for the other to soak up. She was on a high after they had successfully trapped the quail. Her tail was wagging a mile a minute in her happiness as she turned to Frank and hooked the cage back up on his saddle. The other revealed she would keep the remaining quail alive and that she was a band member. Trixy turned her head and blinked. Oh she should work on political things then! Especially since one way or another Norad was coming to fruition. but that could happen in a minute. a question was posed and Trixy gave a nod. "I do indeed, I can teach you how to make a transport cage for them and help you make one. If you like." Once there was a yes from the other her tail gave another wag. She reached into the saddle bag on Frank's saddle, pulling out some thin leather strips and dropping them between her and Atreyu. She smiled before she started giving her lesson to the other woman. "Gotta get some thin strips of leather to tie everything and some sticks. You want them to be thick enough to hold up to pressure when you bind them together but not so thick that they become overly heavy when you bind them." She moved to find a few sticks, looking through the plains and bringing them back to the pile. She then laid and smiled as she started laying them in rows and placed one on top, making sure Atreyu could see what she was doing. "I like to start by crafting the top and bottom of the cage like this, laying all the sticks out before I start Lashing them together with three to four sticks to hold them together." She took a strip of the leather and started to tie it to one end of the cross stick and started criss-crossing it down, making sure to use the same strip to tie all the base sticks to it before knotting it tight. She repeated that on two more sticks before going and doing the same for another pannel, creating two sturdy sides. She looked up to Atreyu to make sure she was following and understood. Walk, "Talk", Think

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1/3 built an animal enclosure(transport cage)

1/3 teach another a hunting lesson(how to craft transport cages)

I will not bow, I will not break;
Sitting and watching Bellatrix carefully, Atreyu took in all the knowledge she could, making sure to memorize the steps. If there were enough sticks Atreyu would have copied the smaller woman's motions and made a cage of her own, but she wasn't sure there were. It didn't seem so hard to craft the cage, though Atreyu knew that could come with skill. The masters back home made everything seem effortless, and she had to wonder if that was the case in this instance as well. Her ears perked as Bellatrix explained how to start the cage, "Does this make it easier, to start with the top and bottom?" She wondered out loud, though she supposed it would make sense to do it this way.

OOC: Sorry it's so short... :/
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Such a heavenly view She started working on placing down a long row of sticks next getting ready to explain the next bit before Atreyu asked her a question. She looked up at the other woman with a smile. It was a good question and she had a perfect answer for it. "So I think it does, since it can give you the measurements of the cage you build, and also gives you something to attach the next part to." She gestured towards the sticks she had laid out then. "The next step is to lay out your sticks that will form the sides, using the top or bottom panel to measure the exact length if you must making sure to keep the gaps small enough your livestock can't escape. Then with the same lashing method as before lash them together with a brace on both the top and bottom as well as one in the middle to help strengthen the bars. You will have a small side then left to build." She demonstrated placing the top and bottom sticks on the row she had made. She used more leather lashings to crisscross more and keep the sides sturdy and together. She made sure to lash all three sides together into one long panel that would bend where they needed it to bend so it could form the three sides. Each lashing she made was practiced and honed from having grown up in a home full of crafters and learning from a younger age how to craft such things. She looked up after she finished that, before lashing all three sides to the bottom of the cage, using a new way of lashing the pieces together, by wrapping the lashing tight from one end of a side to the other and tying it neatly on the outside of the cage. "To lash the sides to the top and bottom panels you want to make sure the lashing is flat or your livestock might start picking at it. Wrap it around in a spiral until you reach the second end of the panel and tie it on the outside of your cage so they cant pick at the knotwork. Last thing you want is an escaped poultry with a destroyed cage. Repeat the same for the top panel." She repeated the step with the top part as she explained what she had done on the bottom panel. Walk, "Talk", Think

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2/3 built an animal enclosure(transport cage)

2/3 teach another a hunting lesson(how to craft transport cages)

I will not bow, I will not break;
Atreyu found herself mystified by the technique and skill Bellatrix showed in making this cage, each stick and lashing thoughtfully placed along with an explanation as to why. She appreciated the genius of the tiny woman, bright holographic eyes shining as she absorbed the lesson in front of her. Each step she memorized, making sure that she would bring it back to the rest of the band. Some of them would appreciate the knowledge more than others, but she was sure all could use the knowledge. "That's a clever tip, to keep the knots on the outside. Thank you for showing me this, I would have been at a loss for how to get these quail home." Giving a small laugh, Atreyu went to gather a few sticks so that she could practice making her own cage.

When she returned she did her best to copy what she had seen, only having enough to make one panel. "So the top is made like this?" She asked, holding up a near-perfect copy of the top panel for the cage. "I need more sticks, I think." Smiling, Atreyu wandered around looking for sticks that would make a good cage, though finding sticks in the grasslands would not be easy. "You wouldn't happen to have any spare sticks, do you? I want to practice making my own cage...Perhaps, with your guidance." Atreyu asked as she looked around them, there were some thin sticks and twigs, but she couldn't find any that would make for a good cage. Hopefully, Bellatrix would spare some.

"Talk." || Think || 'Hear.'

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Such a heavenly view She nodded and smiled as the other woman thanked her. Her paws working to place the next bit of the cage. All it needed now was a handle and a door with a latch. She laid them beside the cage getting the measurements for it easily by doing so. But the other woman walked off so she stopped and watched. Only when she returned did Trixy go on to explain the next steps. "The final steps are pretty simple, we use the first method of laying the sticks out but measure them to fit the short side that's been left open. then we lash them together using the criss-crossing method and two sticks in a kind of x pattern, one on either side so they lay properly." She gestured to the sticks she had laid out and laid on on top in a diagonal across it before starting to lash them together. this was the trickiest lashing to do but it would ensure the cage door was sturdy. "Once that's done you lash it with the second lashing method on one side in only two places though. It will make a hinge that way." She finished lashing the first stick looking up as Atreyu asked her and she inspected the work of the other briefly before nodding with a massive grin. At the mention that Atreyu might need more sticks she let out a huff of a giggle before selecting the final stick from her pile and pushing the rest to her. "Make sure to keep tension when your lashing the sticks together on the lashing or it will all fall apart." She moved back to her own lashing the second stick on the opposite side of the first and in the opposite direction. Once that was done she started to lash the pieces together, creating a door on hinges for Atreyu to use for her quail. She finished it with tying a longer strip on top in a handle for the woman to carry it and a string to hang off the unhinged side of the door of about six inches in length. The other latch piece much like the handle but smaller and tied to the cage itself. "The handle isn't always necessary, but the latch is a simple tie system. You should be able to simply thread the piece here on the door through this piece here and then tie it back to the door. You can always add another latch too if you don't think what your transporting in it will be contained with just the one. For quail though it should be more than sufficient." She then picked the finished cage up and moved it to sit before Atreyu. A gift for her to use. Walk, "Talk", Think

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3/3 built an animal enclosure(transport cage)

3/3 teach another a hunting lesson(how to craft transport cages)

I will not bow, I will not break;
The other's wide grin was all the approval she needed, her spotted tail waving behind her as she lashed the cage together fully. Bellatrix mentioned keeping the lashing tight and Atreyu made sure to check her work, finding that she did a pretty decent job for her first cage. Making adjustments where they were needed, Atreyu thanked the other for the sticks she pushed over. Copying the other stick for stick, Atreyu slowly built her own cage for transporting the quail. "I am thankful for the knowledge you have given me. Even more thankful that our paths crossed this day." Her eyes widened with surprise as Bellatrix slid the cage she had made to her, a wide grin forming on her focused face. Holographic silver-to-lavender shone brightly as she accepted the gift, "I can only hope mine does you enough justice to get them home. Thank you so much!" When she finished with hers, she set it before Bellatrix for inspection.

She had done her best to replicate the results of Bellatrix's cage, making sure each knot was secure and on the outside of the bars. Her tail waved at her creation, though she would leave it to a more practiced eye to judge whether she could use it or not. "I cannot thank you enough. If you ever have a need of me, just howl." She felt she had made a friend today, and hoped to find the small woman again soon. "I say you take the majority. I only have need of about four, to breed and gather eggs from." She didn't want to be greedy, and Bellatrix seemed to have larger plans for the birds, she was okay with taking the lesser amount.

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