“Hey,” she laughs as the dog moves. “Whatcha after boy? Oh I get it. You wanna hunt too? Okay.” Kaige had never had a hunting dog before, but she more than welcomed the chance. Her steps were soft behind the dog, as she let him lead. Her hand had already retrieved another arrow, and she was ready if the time came. The dog seemed on the trail of something only he could smell, and she watched him with concentration. As he headed into the brush, she stopped, pulling back on her bow, ready. When the brown rabbit leapt from the greenery, she aimed and let go. The arrow struck him, halting his escape. She grinned. “Good boy. Good boy!” She grabbed the arrow, hoisting the rabbit up with it. “He’s a fine kill. Bet you’d like some.” As her inspected the rabbit, she thought about how she was going to prepare him. She knew she didn’t have a pot or even a blade good enough to do the job with her. No. She would have to go back to camp for that. Camp. That was where he would be at she assumed. “You know your master might want some of this. After all you are his dog, and you helped me get him. What do you think boy? Think I should share him?” The dog’s eyes looked up at her as his tongue hung from his panting mouth. “I know. It makes no sense to you, and I keep talking to you. Come on boy. Let’s go get this rabbit prepped and you some water. I’ll share with you though.”<br/><br/>She headed back towards camp, rabbit in hand and the dog following. It wasn’t until she started to emerge from the forest that she noticed him again. “Oh well. It’s now or never.” She held the rabbit high in the air so that he could see. “Wanna help,” she mouthed to him. “Skin him, cut him, cook him?” Kaige was relaxing a little more now, and it showed on her face.