A shiv for me a shiv for you

He didn’t expect her to look so neutral, usually she echoed her teasing in her facial features. He must have expressed too much of his inner thoughts as Shaye swiftly hurried him back to his task. The mood seemed much more mellow now, and he felt sobered from his original excitement of discovery. He tried to shake the feeling from himself physically as Shaye prompted him to continue, he had been readying himself to sharpen his weapons.

He nodded seriously, "Yes." He continued to explain before he demonstrated what he’d thought up. "Sharpening the antlers might be easier because we can get a better grip with our jaws. The rib bones will be more challenging. It’s a shame we don’t have paws like a primate." He felt the excitement return to him each word they got farther away from Tana. He took one of the antlers about half way down the shaft and touched as many tines as he was able to the stone. With swift sure movements he began to rub down the points.