>>6234604No time to waste. You quickly push yourself despite anything lingering on your legs. Nothing you really notice but you do note that somehow, your going faster than you think you've ever done before. Each step in the run greater than all the rushing you did with that large creature in the weird water. Though you're still struggling to keep a glimpse on him as he goes through the at first dense trees and bushes, having to try your best to avoid thumping through it all while his tall form seems to just move in a sort of eased rythm to the whole thing! It's not long at all though before you can start to follow closer along as the growth makes of a less dense part.
You eventually stop right where a bunch of big green tubes with leaves have curled around a big tree. Particularly in a big coiled up lump that Brawnin was standing next to as you arrived. But as you try to go closer he puts up an open palm-like he's ordering you to stop!
"Don't come any closer. Just sit back and observe for now."
"Huh? Aren't I going to help you or something?"
"Not yet. You'll need to at learn see first what you're supposed to do-and what to be wary of."
You tilt your head as he'd go up to reach for something in his pants. It's quickly revealed to be another grey thing but in a solid shape of a small stick instead.
"This here is a trap. More specifically, a Faevine. It's a way to gather food without me having to track and kill a beast myself."
"Eh? But that doesn't sound fun at all."
He gives you a short stare before moving back to look at this Faevine thing. Moving the stick up to near a part of it.
"Perhaps when you're just checking on it, but this is work and not fun. That comes after you earn your keep and food of course."
You guess. It takes a few moments for you to think as Brawnin swiftly jams in the stick in between the Faevine that makes it start wiggling and uncurling, opening to reveal something only barely bigger than you with a snout and green fur.
"I dunno. I think fighting them would be way funner-"
"No!"
He shouts back immediately! Already moving to stand right in front of you while your smile turns a bit more worried.
"You are far too young for that. I doubt you even have training spells, no less the knowledge needed for a hunt. To charge recklessly without power will just get you killed."
Your mind goes back to the beast you fought back there, how you barely were able to beat it without dying. It...feels like he's got a point but there's something in your head screaming against the idea!
"...for now, you should focus on traps. You've seen how an iron rod can make it release it's prey. But for your size I advise to not stand too close or-"
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