see lion? sea lion

It was safe to assume the boy was stalking following the Kaicho. As he slowly accumulated larger and larger prey or predator bodies, the boy became more confident. His legs were growing, his chest filling out, his jaw stronger. Spending most of his days training, he would confidently say that he was stronger than most of his siblings. Maybe not Erik... but he would prove it one day. So to help his training, he was spending the morning tagging along to wherever the Kaicho was headed. Surely a man as important as Hattori would come across an animal that needed to be driven out.

Akito's prayer would be answered as he lingered in the shadow of the bamboo that lined the bay's shore. The monochrome youngster was content to watch the Kaicho from the shadows until the lumbering view of a sea lion made that twinkle in his eye sparkle ever so slightly. A formidable opponent! Not wanting to appear too eager, Akito slipped from his cover of bamboo to make his way over to Hattori. His grey eyes turned up to the Kaicho for a brief moment before landing back down upon the sea lion. Its massive form of blubber and skin was slightly intimidating, but not unachievable. He could prove to be useful, he just knew it.