Well since you asked, here is the next part
Chapter 5: Hunting Practice
Their first day of hunting. Silpher was excited. Ulric and Lorn were ready to prove how strong they were. Although the hybrids had a few sparring matches in the past, they were all quite evenly matched before. However as they were entering maturity, they started becoming more specialized. Karn was great at close combat, wheras Lorn was more of the strategical type. He would look at an opponent and discover their weaknesses. Ulric was probably the strongest oof the hybrids, he has both muscles and brains. Inna was just as vicious as some of the men. In fact she managed to beat Ulric once, I think we were all surprised at that!
Lorn sighed, "Come on Silpher, keep your head high". I was lagging behind, "On my way". I caught up to Lorn, I was breathing heavily, a herd of Elum were running out of the feeding huts and towards the safety enclosure. We scrambled about for a few seconds, trying to get closer to the Elum. Once we were in range, I jumped at the nearest one. I silenced it and sat down to get my breath back. Lorn smiled, "Ah, I see your hunting skills are actually quite good when you put your mind to it". I looked up at him, "It's thanks to your help really". Lorn laughed, "Modest one aren't we?", he patted my head affectionately. "Gerrof!", I moaned and walked backwards. Riley smiled, "You two make quite a pair".
Karn was finding hunting a lot more tricky than he thought it would be. Ulric was getting impatient, "Listen, you're supposed to wait until the right time to start running... not randomly charge at the nearest one". Karn shifted his head to the side. "Um, they keep trying to run away from me". Ulric rolled his eyes, "Yes, that's why they are called prey. WE have to chase THEM". Karn was still confused. Ulric was getting impatient, "Just go and get one already". Karn nodded and ran after the herd. Ulric sighed, "Man that guy is such a liability, hope his muscles will make up for his lack of brainpower".
Bitsy wasn't hunting. She went to the feeding enclosure, noticing something the other hybrids had neglected. She picked up some honey that the Elums left behind. She smiled and started walking away. Inna scowled, "Isn't that like cheating?". Bitsy turned around and smiled, "Nope. It's just common sense. Why bother running for food when you can just get something that doesn't run away? Besides, I hate meat anyway". Inna looked shocked, "Really? Not even Paramites?". Bitsy shook her head. "I just don't like it anymore, my meat cravings have stopped as well. I think it's after realising what we were eating". Inna held her hand, "Alright then, i'll let you off". She looked from Bitsy's hand to the honey in her other hand. "Let me try some then!". Inna took some of Bitsy's honey, who jumped back in shock "Hey! Who's cheating now eh?". Inna smiled and ran in the other direction, Bitsy chasing after her playfully.
Magnus and Dogol were running after some Elums that got seperated from the herd. Dogol was watching Magnus run. For a split second, he had to do a double-take. He was sure that Magnus seemed to be like he was on fire. "What the heck am I thinking?", Dogol looked again, there were no flames in sight at all. "Must be a trick of the light", he thought. Magnus had caught an Elum and was eating it, "Tasty this one". For some reason the Elum was slightly warm, as if it had been in the sun for too long. He thought these Elums were only kept indoors? Magnus thought it was odd, but didn't bother to say anything and just ate happily.
Meanwhile, Lara, Riley, Bron, Hemm and Tulia all caught their own food and ate it. It was quite empowering knowing that you were in control of what you eat. They knew that from now on, most of their meals wouldn't be provided for by the Vykkers.
Braxley was very surprised at how quickly the hybrids all learned how to hunt. "Unbelievable", he looked at the results of this little test. "Bitsy even got some of the honey, very resourceful". He scribbled a note on a piece of paper and then left the viewing area.
Silpher was giving Tulia a massage. Her shoulder was sore where she accidently banged it into the wall during the Elum hunt. Tulia scowled, “Drat, this hurts”. Silpher nuzzled her affectionately. “I know, You’ll be alright tomorrow”. Tulia sighed, letting Silpher continue with the massage, closing her eyes.
Lorn looked over to where the hybrids were, looking at Silpher. “Silpher seems to win everyone's trust... He'll be a great leader”. Lorn sighed and went to his room.