crafting 101

Rhazien wasn’t surprised by the boy’s answer- he seemed pretty young after all. Part of him wondered where this boy came from, if he had a family, a home of his own, etcetera. Those inquiries would be for later he decided- most kids were pretty naive, but this boy seemed more reclusive than others. he wanted to show him how to treat the pelt first, and gain some of his trust.  “You need to rinse it first.” He grabbed the pelt and started to drag it into the water. “Get all the blood and sinew off.” Finishing the explanation, he submerged the pelt and went to work washing the sinew away.

Assuming the boy would imitate him, he waited for Strai to settle into his task before Rhazien tested his luck. “You got other adults around to teach you this stuff?” Cryptic as usual, he wanted to gather information in an indirect way. He found that open-ended questions were always beneficial when trying to gain information, because it left room for the recipient to talk more.  

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