Let me prove myself

Chade was hyper-focused on Manea for her answer and every portion of her challenge soaked in.  Finding herds was no problem, the young wolf knew a lot of the territory near the pack’s land already.  Sure, there could be secret caves somewhere or points in land he’d miss finding of interest but if it came to finding prey he knew many areas they liked to congregate.  Preserving the meat was a thing he’d come up with ideas on over time but hadn’t needed to overly test them out with the state of things thus far.  Last winter his life had been vastly different and his knowledge more limited.
 
The challenge was a welcome one.  Chade had learned a lot as a pup through necessity and he understood how important such a thing as preserving the food could be.  How to use other parts of the animal.  A flicker of a grin came as Chade remembered trying to skin a pelt when he was small and braiding traps for food.  How long had it been since he’d aimed for creativity?  His mind was already starting to come up with ideas that would be interesting to test.  The blue wolf would find some good-sized prey to make sure he had plenty to work with and to make sure the kill he brought back was impressive.

The young wolf gave a sharp nod.  He’d kill tonight, and then another night.  One would be for experimentation and basic food.  The next would be to show off what he figured out.  With the start of a plan Chade beamed a grin at Manea, “No problem!  I can do that.” Sure, he’d have to work at some parts of it more than others but nothing easy was ever as fun as challenging oneself and growing in skill.

"Chade"