i like where we are, here

The man replied that he was out gathering supplies. Aureus cocked his head to the side. "Supplies? Like for healing or hunting or something like that?" Aureus bent his head down to add smaller sticks and kindling to the top of the stack of sticks that would form the base of his fire. "Same, we'll see if I can get the fire going. It's nice to meet you Eliphas. My name is Aureus." He paused for a moment, debating on whether or not he should give out his last name. As far as he knew his family had no dealing with the Kleins but best to be on the safe side for now. Besides, he still wasn't quite sure how to feel about his family in all the wandering and bitterness he'd been dealing with. The pride that he'd felt before in giving his surname was gone. He'd leave it as just his first name for now.

"Really? She used her teeth? That's wild! I have just normal teeth so I don't think that will work for me. What I do have…" he rooted around in the scrap of deer hide before pulling out a small chunk of metal and a piece of flint. "Griff showed me how to do this. I found the metal in the Veteran's Plateu and the flint in one of the northern forests. Now all I need to do is strike the flint against the metal." Aureus carefully seized the flint in his mouth by a small piece of leather that they'd wrapped around one end and secured with resin. He then tilted his head and in one smooth motion struck the flint against the metal. There were sparks but no flame so he kept at it. Sometimes what this method really required was patience.