Chapter 9: Lessons of Leadership
Lorn stepped up to the center now. "Alright then, let's move on to the next lesson shall we? Who wants to take over?".
Karn raised his hand. "Um, I know I'm not like, great with weapons... So I'll teach ya how to perform close combat more effectively". The hybrids agreed, and then proceeded to spar with each other. Inna and Ulric were careful not to hurt each other.
After this, Bron and Hemm both agreed to do a lecture of talkativeness. Bron outlined why they should talk more, Hemm outlined why they should talk less. Overly both of them were confused, and Lorn agreed to help them get their point across.
Lara walked up to the center of the circle. "Bitsy isn't the only one who knows a lot of about nature. I'll teach you about the different trees and materials, and how we can use them". Thanks to Lara's advice, everyone learned something new about the different types of wood in the area, and how they could improve on building shelters and making spears or other wooden items.
Silpher gave Lara a friendly look and then took her place. "Alright everyone, first of all, can you tell me what Gathskan is?". Hemm raised his hand, "Hmmm, I read about this... It's like an allergy to pollen right?". Silpher nodded, "Yeah, I know I'm affected by it, and a few others might be as well. It's quite normal however to have an allergy to pollen, especially in this time of the year. Anyway, I'll teach you about relying on your nose".
Silpher gave a medium length lecture about how you can detect different animals and materials by using smells. He also pointed out that you can get a different variety of smells depending on where you stand, or how close to the ground you are.
Chapter 10: Hunting Lessons
Lorn bowed to Silpher and then walked up to the stage. "Okay everyone, it's getting close to the middle of the day now. We should try and hunt something before the evening. Meanwhile, I can teach you some tips.
Lorn and the other hybrids walked towards the forest. They spotted some Paramites and then formulated a plan. Hemm, Bronn and Magnus, the fastest of the Males got the Paramites to chase them. While most of the Paramites tried to catch the three running hybrids, Magnus, Lara and Riley were sneaking behind the Paramites, ready to close in on them.
As the Paramites came to a clearing, suddenly Silpher gave a loud howl, and the strongest males, Ulric, Lorn, Silpher and Karn all sprung out from the bushes and proceeded to attack the Paramites. The Paramites realised that they were in trouble, but it was too late to run away now. Inna, Dogol and Tulia ran around behind the Paramites and attacked from another side.
Within a few minutes, the hybrids had got enough food to eat and were carrying some back to the shelter. Bitsy was looking over everyone to make sure they were alright. Tulia was moaning again. "Darnit, how did I manage to hurt my elbow again?!". Silpher put her hand on his shoulder. "It's alright, you like massages right?". Tulia sighed, but looked greatful, "Thanks".
Silpher and Tulia were spending the night in their shelter. Silpher was massaging Tulia's back. Silpher put his snout up to her face. Tulia could feel the warmth and nudged back.
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