The Sunspire As close as strangers

Inwardly, he was a little disappointed to hear that her hunting group would interfere with his patrolling, or that hunting would be one of his main duties. He had not mentioned that as a strength for a reason when joining. Sure, he had kept himself alive well enough, but it was not something he excelled at, and he was more inclined to leave it to those who did. Still, a good soldier did not tell a leader no. Note to self: start a war, he joked, shooting a side grin at the Beta.

His expression was kept neutral as she went on, except when she quoted him as having said he was good at small game. He couldn't recall having said that. He would have usually let that go, but she asked about his history with it. While I lived on it, it was by necessity, not by choice, he replied. I survived well enough on rabbits, coons, groundhogs and the like, but I wouldn't say I'm especially skilled at it, he explained. I've taken down a couple doe that were already injured. It had taken him a while to wear them out, but in the end had come out the victor. Impressive, he replied. Taking down an elk, even injured, would be incredibly difficult. Rueger was not competitive enough to take on the champ, so Bernar wouldn't have anything to worry about there.

While he didn't want to have hunting be his main duty, he still wanted to be a team player. I'll be sure to make time for my hunting duties, he expressed.