Moonsong Glacier I guess I'm doing karaoke on the 29th :/

Although he did not get the exact meaning, Dutch understood that she'd answered in the negative. The bird could not hunt — something confirmed by the state of the bird's talons when silenthunter showed him.

"I see," he said, and he almost began to wonder why she hadn't just eaten the bird — but then quickly warmed to the idea of a small, portable companion. It seemed nice; there was no further explanation necessary. "I have been told that you are a mighty hunter, yourself," he told her, moving on. "I hoped we might hunt together one day soon."

What he'd hoped was that their eyes would meet and they would fall madly in love — but he had not expected her to be so very young. It placed her, like Ariadne, well out of his preferred age bracket. The male put such things (and the swell of disappointment he'd rather not own up to) out of his mind. She was quite interesting enough without a romantic aspect!

"But, before that," he noted, coming to the realization as he spoke, "perhaps you could teach me some hunting words." He flapped a paw to say that he meant words spoken with paws, although he was sure she would know his meaning already.