I'm in hiding

*Amalia* · 09-30-2016, 03:26 PM

Amalia watched the changes of expressions on Vadim's face as he slowly figured things out. Did his parents never go over the importance of all living things? The circle of life? She tsked her tongue, shaking her head slowly. It was a pretty important thing to learn. She fell silent for a moment, wondering if she should educate him on the topic or leave it how it was. While she thought, he went on about the ways to split the bunny. His stomach had rumbled rather loudly, and Amalia couldn't help but chuckle. "Go ahead darling, you eat it all. I ate before coming to the north. You were such a good boy for me today, you deserve it," she said softly in her loving tone. But she wasn't done with him yet, he needed to know a bit more on why she said what she said.

Clearing her throat slightly, she got comfortable before diving into her story. "All living things feel and breathe like we do. While the lesser mammals don't have quite as much thought power as we do, they have families that they care for and that the strive to protect. Even a mother rabbit will work her hardest to defend her young. They all have instincts and stick with them, sometimes you can even see personalities in the animals around you," she started, her voice flowing like a soft brook as she wove her tale. "But because of the circle of life, we must kill to eat. This is how life is, a mouse eats seeds, a snake eats the mouse, a bird eats the snake, and we may eat the bird. Everything has a purpose on the food chain and they sustain some sort of animal. Squirrels may eat nuts, but because they store them and often forget, a new tree may grow. They keep the forests new and alive while also feeding animals on the food chain above them. Without one, the whole system would crash into nothingness, and life as we know it would cease to exist," It wasn't her goal to frighten the child, but he needed to know how everything worked around here. "So if you ever look at a animal and wonder what it does, just remember that it does serve some purpose in the greater scheme of things. Something we may call 'easy prey' is like that for a reason. A sick or injured deer slows down a herd, and we stop that. We keep the rabbit population in check so they don't grow overabundant and eat all the grasses and seeds. Everything happens for a reason, even if you can't find it right away," That was something that she believed with all of her heart.

Realizing that she had gone on for a little bit now, she let out a laugh and sheepishly grinned at the young boy. "Listen to me, rambling on like this. Well... there you have it! Unless you have any questions, I won't bore you anymore," she said with another giggle. Once she got going, it was quite hard to stop her.

"Speech"

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