While she moved her furs closer to the entrance he worked to tie the tent flaps back and out of the way of the campfire light. After he'd secured the second flap he turned to see the Princess eagerly waiting for him which made him smile yet again. Lowering himself to the ground he sat in the dirt before her and propped his arm up on his knee while he thought of an appropriate story to tell.<br/><br/>"Lets see here.." he said while he contemplated. "One time, when I was still a boy, we were taken out to the woods by our leading officer over seeing our training. We had gotten cocky and he thought we needed to be brought back down to earth." He smiled at some unspoken memory. "So five of us were left out in the woods and told to survive for a fortnight. The first few days were easy. We knew how to make a camp and forage for ourselves. Then problems of who was leading us five came up."<br/><br/>He leaned back and used the sturdy support of her tent as a backrest. "We decided whoever brought home the largest game would be the leader. One of the boys was my best friend and I convinced him to help me kill a bear so I would win." He drew a knife from his boot and held it as if he were stalking an animal. "We set out bait, and a trap for thr beast outside its den. It lunbered out and suddenly!" He jumped as if to frighten the princess in jest. "The trap failed and thd bear chased my friend up a tree. I jumped upon its back and drove my knife into its eye. The bear died and I won the contest." He smirked though his eyes seemed distant as he waited for her response.