Its Hard to Say Goodbye

*Naiche* · 09-18-2021, 08:45 PM

Naiche would be a part of every piece of Arc’s life as much as he could be while the boy grew up. Hunting might not be a skill Naiche ever mastered in but if Arc was going to be an expert hunter then Naiche wanted to see him in action at times. The boy found a scent of a deer and Naiche followed along. It brought up a memory of when he had taught Rue to find rabbits to chase. That was a bitter moment to recall but the excitement of his son helped it to pass.

Spotting the doe and his son looking at him ready for them to chase it down brought even an older memory back. One of the first group hunts with his family band. Naiche's sister making a mistake and their mother shoving his sister aside so she didn’t get hurt. Mom took the blows of the fleeing dears' kicks and ended up dying. It had stopped Naiche from wanting to go after larger game for a long time. Ironically when he tried to learn from Asla how to hunt larger game she had gotten a bad injury saving him from an unexpected large boar that had leapt out of hidden brush.

Another deer hunt. A lot of bad memories came up with hunting. Maybe a good memory of hunting with his son would help chase away some of those horrors. To be honest fighting a bear sounded more enjoyable and safer. Did he show that to his child? Of course not! The boy wasn’t going to see any hesitation. Naiche just gave him a smile, “This is your moment. So you get to tell your dad what to do. I learned a lot by teaching others to fight. Maybe this will help make you an amazing hunter even faster.”

"Naiche"

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