Phoenix Maplewood Teach me, Master

"Okay", declared Saena with a smile. The alpha female understood now. Desna's mind wandered too much during the hunt, and her focus suffered for it. The alpha female thought it was an easy enough fix, though she probably overestimated the pup's ability to develop her skills quickly and efficiently. How easily did Saena forget that she'd once been as young and eager, and probably not as dedicated to the trade as this child was. "You're thinking about too many things.

Try to focus on just one thought. It should be a thought that makes you want to succeed". Saena thought often of herself or Reek starving to death. It worked for her, so the alpha, well-meaning as she was, gave some rather piss poor advice considering her audience was a child: "Try to imagine your mom being hungry if you don't catch your prey. Think of how she needs the food that only you can get her, and how much happier she'll be when you bring it to her". Was that a cruel thought? Probably. Saena believed she'd put it well and that it wasn't at all a traumatizing thing for a pup to imagine, but then, Saena wasn't exactly a whiz kid when it came to puppies. Her exposure to them was so limited, it was a wonder she hadn't told Desna to imagine Scarlett dead if she failed her hunt.