A bit of exploration

Arcturus' bold confidence was unwavering even as his father talked about how he and Uncle Mort had found one and Mortis had nearly drowned fighting it. If anything it just made him grin wider with awe and excitement at the idea of being in an intense fight like that some day. He was in a day dream of fighting a big beast like an alligator when Naiche pulled his attention again, questioning him on if he knew where their weak spot was. His brow furrowed with thought for a moment. He had never seen an alligator, but he had been practicing and hunting and there were some things that were pretty true about most animals and alligators couldn't be much different from all of them, could they? "Well... Probably their throat or belly, right? That's where most animals are softest," he said matter of factly. He had done enough hunting and butchering with his mother to know that much, but he was curious to hear if that was the right answer or not.

His bravado wavered for just a moment as his dad dramatically told him how one wrong move could mean death, his thoughts flashing to hearing Tira tell him how she had almost been killed by a snake, but he very quickly puffed out his chest proudly and looked up at his dad with a determined look. He had promised that he'd protect Tira from anything, hadn't he? He couldn't be afraid of a snake or alligator or anything! "I can fight it!" he insisted with a nod. "You and Mom have been teaching me and you're the best fighters ever so I'm going to be the best fighter ever too!" He gave his dad a huge, saber fanged grin at that. He was proud of his parents that were so important and skilled and he loved learning from them.

"Arcturus Fatalis"