The chase is on! Sort of

Fear had filled her when she saw the elk attempting to kill the boy and adrenaline had taken hold. Now that adrenaline was slowly fading away and she was just left with the fear and anger. Rudyard could have died. He could have been trampled beneath the hooves of the herd. "I need you to take better care. Be more cautious. Do you know how upset your mother and I would be if something happened to you?" She needed him to understand. His family would be lost without him. He was getting old enough to really understand and learn from his mistakes. She hoped that he learned from this one. There was a possibility that she wouldn't be there to save him next time.

After a period of walking, Rudy asked her if she would teach him to hunt the things that had tried to kill him. The big woman snorted softly. "Of course. You're going to learn to hunt everything." There would be nothing that he couldn't kill with the proper skills and tools. What kind of mother and mentor would she be if she left out something as important as elk?