Sea Lion Shores feel the bern

Clever little bit, wasn't he?  "Hmm."  She neither affirmed nor denied his claim, simply continued to appraise him with something akin to mild amusement.  His cheeky bravado made him somewhat endearing, though she was smart enough not to let that fact show.  Let someone know you think well of them and suddenly they have something to use.

Immediately when he learned the name, he asked how to kill it.  A boy after her own heart.  "You d..." she almost finished with don't, but died before she had barely begun the 'd'.  Why not let him try?  Oooh, that was wicked, Roz.  Let the young, obviously naive hunter take on the seal and, if we wins, reap some of the benefits.  If he loses?  Well, not like you have a stake in that bet.

"You just do.  Seals are big, but they're slow and stupid on land."  That much was actually true.  They were more dangerous than she let on, but if he thought he had a solid chance, whose to say he couldn't take the thing down?  "Like a fat, lazy deer."  She smiled disarmingly, giving a small shrug.  No big deal.  Right.