Noctisardor Bypass And the thunder rolls

She blinked at the disappointment in his voice. Now might be a good time to find her own voice, yet Grub remained mum as always. She listened astutely to everything Kaertok said to her, slowly comprehending that he was speaking of fighting, not hunting. Grub immediately accepted that everything he said still applied. Certainly, there was prey out there that could best her. Not everything she hunted would be a harmless bunny rabbit.

When instructed to follow along, Grub did not make a reply but easily fell into step with the two of them, her footfalls soft and soundless on the soaking wet ground. She already knew about tracking and she took silent delight in the challenge. If any part of her realized her father was underwhelmed by herself and her siblings and testing them partly out of pique, it did not play much of a role in her own take on the matter. She would take any chance she could get to hone her skills. Complex thoughts and feelings need not apply.