Nimbus Summit knock me off my feet

"Yep," Veteran echoed, confirming his name with a wag of his tail. Heda's name came up, and Veteran tilted his head with interest.

Heda mentioned you, said you were really cool.

Veteran swallowed thickly.

"Oh, really..? She said that?" Veteran asked, hoping he sounded more offhand than he felt. 

Then came the invitation, which forced Veteran's thoughts to move forward. 

"Hunting..? Hmm. You know, that's really more Heda's thing.." Veteran was surprised that she had named him as a hunter, and more than a little affected. "..But can't get better without practice, right? I say let's do it!" Knowing that Heda thought of him as a hunter, he was reluctant to let her down. 

Also, Caracal seemed pretty cool himself. Ensio and Arius were great, but they both took themselves pretty seriously. Caracal's more easygoing vibe was right up Veteran's alley, and there was some real friend potential here.