Bramblepoint red-hawk for dinner

Aureli gave it to him straight. All Delos had ever recieved was comfort, but comfort provided no solutions.. this might. For that, Delos preferred it.

He wasn't so sure about the hunting and fighting. He could learn, yes, but he needed a teacher first.. and while his mother had tried, she was far from a good mentor. He missed having Soto and Kemal to learn from.

But, not all was lost. If you'll teach me, I want to learn. Despite the usual delay, this response came quicker than the others. Anything was better than mud, and with this he might gain just a little bit of idependence.