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*Sota* · 11-29-2022, 08:46 AM

Even if their trip back here at night didn't necessarily happen tonight, or even soon, Sota was determined to fulfill his promise. It'd be a good lesson on navigating at night and he could surely work in a hunting lesson too. The creek would be much more dangerous at night but the experience for Thorn would be invaluable - he'd have to come up with a more concrete plan beforehand but he was certain it'd be a worthwhile trip, and Thorn seemed to think so too. He grinned.

"I'll have to make sure it's alright with your parents first, but I don't see why it wouldn't be," he suggested lightly. His enthusiasm at the idea was obvious, from the grin that was plastered to his delicate features to the way his tail seemed to wag constantly behind his small frame.

Thorn presented a good question and Sota had to think on it for a moment. "I have to admit not being super familiar with beavers but I think they're faster in water than on land. They're not like fish though - they need to breathe air," he explained, certain he was right but not sure he knew the intricacies of the answer like Thorn might want to know. Hopefully this was enough for now. "Being on the water makes it easy for them to flee from predators, like us, if they need to." Of course there were ways to outsmart them, such as hunting at night and lying in wait for them to emerge from their dams, but that took patience and skill, something Thorn would surely learn in time. Sota was already looking forward to whenever they came here next, sure that Thorn would grow to be a skilled hunter in due time.

He rushed forward quickly as Thorn hurried to cross the water, though slowed when he noted that the boy hesitated. It was hard to say why - whether he was afraid, or calculating his path, or simply remembering what Sota had said - but it didn't really matter. He crossed carefully and Sota followed after him, scanning the water for any sign of the creatures they would surely hunt in the future here.

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