Trial and Error Crafts

After their feast of goat has concluded, Ricin lays near his brother and lets out a content sigh. Using his paws and tongue, the lighter pup cleans his lips of the blood and gore that coat them. When Chade speaks of making a pelt to sleep on, Ricin’s head shoots in astonishment. They haven’t had anything between them and the ground since their mother chased them away. The pelt would be a nice barrier between cold, wet ground and the brothers. Crimson eyes watch as Chade sets about the task of getting the pelt off of the creature.

Humming thoughtfully to himself, Ricin stands and moves toward the ram’s head. Eying the curled horns, Ricin says, “Ny, I am going to use these horns. Okay?” Casting a look to his brother, Ricin finds Chade deep in thought as he moves to pick up a rock. Clicking his own tongue, Ricin turns his gaze to look around the room. He needs to try to find something that can help part the dead creature with its horns. As Chade returns with his rock and continues to work, the lighter hued pup moves to inspect the scattered bones and objects that litter the room.

Slowly, Ricin moves around, scanning everything. He finds, strips of leather, small, thin metal chains, and some sticks with sharp ends. Ricin meticulously gathers each object and deposits them in large space that he will use to craft. While the lighter pup is happy with the items he has found, he still has yet to find a way to remove the horns. Eventually, Ricin gives up on finding a tool and returns to the dead creature. Chade continues his work and Ricin waits for him to finish before starting to remove the horns.

Taking a deep breath, Ricin grips one of the horns in his mouth and starts digging his blunt claws into the area where they meet the head. It takes a lot of tugging and effort but the horn eventually pulls away from the head. Trotting over to his stash, Ricin deposits the first horn before returning to the body to extract the second. Following the same method, Ricin frees the horn from its head and retreats to his space to start crafting.


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