A gift and a lesson

They were to begin with tracking. It seemed like the appropriate place to start. It was half the work that went into hunting. Verity offered a small nod as he spoke the instruction. Anticipation soared through the youngling as she thought over the steps in her head. Sirius seemed to confident and skilled, Verity wanted nothing more then to impress her Grandpa. But she wasn't going to compromise the lesson by biting off more then she can chew. "Simple enough." She looked up to him and wrinkled her nose in a rather cheeky way, showing her words were not to be taken for face value.

Time to get down to business. The small pup turned towards the thick of the forest and allowed her mind to focus totally on the prey activity surrounding them. Scents floated her way, invading her nose and mouth. She could tell that the white forest was frequented by an array of animals, prey and predator. But there was a fresh scent that stuck out above them all. "It smells like... a bird..." It wasn't the normal sort... Verity took it upon herself to begin slowly moving in the direction of the scent Green eyes flicked around but mostly remained low to watch for tracks. "I think there's a Turkey nearby." Ver's voice was low but she remained full of anticipation as she awaited confirmation from her teacher.