Bright Morning Stars [Monster]

When the girl confirmed that she too wanted a closer look, Czern would slink through the sparse cover alongside her. His movements were quiet as could be, a well-practiced skill he'd spent a good deal of time focusing on since his larger frame made things more difficult for him. Sliding behind one of the few bushes littering the landscape, he eyed the animals carefully. Elk? Most likely. Glancing at Aerndis, he asked, "Alright, now, we have to pick one that will be the easiest to take down. Tell me, which one do you think might be a good target?" Quizzing the youngster had multiple goals. One being to see where she was at in her hunting knowledge, the other to see how her judgement and reasoning might compensate for any lack of teaching. If she didn't know right away but could logically figure it out, he'd have an easier time relying on her judgement during the hunt.

Studying the herd, Czern noted one elderly doe, four more adults, a yearling, and two young calves. One of the adults looked a bit ill, but he might have to watch them longer to really decide what he thought.