A chuckle did slip through this time, even if the topic they spoke on was somber. “Then your not trying hard enough” but it was clear the words were teasing, and not serious. No, you could not fight mother nature, you could only get out of her way.
He grew serious as she commanded him again, demanding that he take life in her name. It wasn’t the first time he had been given such a command, but usually it was from the older generation of Klein. He had fought in their name before, he had almost died doing so. “If that is your wish.” he said curtly, wondering if this newest generation would bring war to their people. He thought of Zee, and knew he would not let her near any such bloodbath, even if it meant weeks without seeing her… but he was getting ahead of himself. “I believed you would wish to do this for yourself” he said to her, sitting on his hunches since it was clear she wasn’t about to start searching for rabbits or a place to bed for the night.
Bloodletter
