Is It Edible?

Aerndis couldn't stop her eyes from wandering over his injuries. She was young, still unaccustomed to the results of violence whether it was done by other wolves or nature itself. He said that fire itself was a beast and Aerndis nodded. So there was no monster, just some awful accident. She wanted to ask about it but was not sure if that would be appropriate. If her mother was here she'd tell Aerndis not to go prying into matters that were not her business, especially if those matters were a painful subject.

Aerndis jerked her head to the side at the sudden flurry of motion as the tapir dashed off. Her face distorted. Rats! She shouldn't have been surprised though. They couldn't expect to have a conversation this close to the prey without them noticing and taking action.

At first she thought his name was Potemos but then he spoke the name Helios. "It's nice to meet you. That sounds like a good idea, to hunt smart rather than hard, I mean. Are you a mighty hunter? Do you think you could teach me how to hunt smarter? Any kind of prey is good. I could eat anything!"