Blacktail Deer Plateau Cattin Catfish

he saw her jump slightly at his call and smirked a little, suppressing laughter; he truly had not meant to startle her, though in deep concentration it was hard for one not to get startled. but his face fell back into a genuine smile as she spoke again, and he answered, "oh, quite well. everyone has been kind and the hunting is excellent."

aditya gestured at the fish again, out of curiosity. "tell me your secret," he chuckled. "do you lure them with magic, or are you just very quick?" his stomach rumbled a little at the sight of the prey; if a fishing lesson turned into a snack, then so be it.

he remembered the first time someone had tried to teach him to fish. a girl named isabel, who lived among the giant sequoias. pretty lady, a muted gray-brown with sparkling green eyes. he grinned in remembrance. trying to impress her, he had instead made an ass of himself by falling headlong into the stream--it had been deeper than he thought, and the fish too fast.