Meat On A Stick

Aka set his spear aside, giving it to Ari to hang on to for the moment until the next step. In the mean time he watched the girl, noting that while her technique was different she still managed to succeed. He was glad she was eager to learn and not a disrespectful student. It made him feel better to agreeing to teach her about not only the wooden spears but also how to make her own fire. Perhaps it was because he felt a bit bad for her. It was clear she was struggling to get on alone.

Marrow finished then looked up at him. Aka nodded. "Alright, the final step is to set our spear up so that the meat is in the smoke, this and the heat rising from the fire will help to dry it as well as keep bugs out of it. We want it up higher so that it dries instead of getting overly cooked or burnt." Aka picked up his spear in his teeth then trotted over to the fire. At the outside of his makeshift fire ring he tipped his head and pushed, using his paws and a little help from Ari to press the spear into the dirt at an angle so the end with the meat hung up in the smoke.