Jul 03 2021, 01:47 PM
Cain nodded at its Master's curt answers as to where the Othoclase was. It had no interest in pressing the point, though it was curious as to how that encounter had gone. There was a slight twitch through Cain's wings, as their Master bid them farewell for now.
Now it was alone again with Aurelia, and it turned to her with a raise of its head and a flick of its ears. "Good," it mewled to her approvingly. "I suppose you are growing..." She seemed too small to be a full-sized-out-the-box Valkhound, but it was often hard to tell without giving it time. Regardless...
Magic sparked within Cain's body, filling it with a sixth sense as it turned toward the rest of the breathing cavern. "The first rat I controlled, for you to eat. You'll have to learn how to find and kill to sate your own hunger. Lesser rats, like the one I gave you, are fine to eat. Lesser creatures like this tend to look the same, and they do not speak or think beyond their base instincts. That is how you will tell them apart from a Greater." It gestured with its tail for Aurelia to follow as it prowled around Draco's grounds, following the distant, quiet heartbeats it felt from afar.
"It may take some time to learn the difference, and if you speak to a lesser it will probably startle and run away. For now, stick to the rats you find here. Later, I can show you lesser deer, which will sate your appetite better as they are larger." However, for now, rats were much easier to learn on. They could be dangerous in their own way, but that was why Cain was guiding her.
It drew to a stop beside one of the walls of Draco's massive chamber. Here, several broken oilstone chrysalis created debris and hiding spots for a pitch rat. There weren't many gathered here just now, which was good... Cain didn't relish the idea of its student getting mobbed.
"You're looking for a small, black creature with red or yellow eyes and a hairless tail. It's called a pitch rat," Cain explained in a hushed tone. "They can be aggressive, so it may fight back, but its unlikely to spook too easily. It will be easier if you find it before it finds you, so be quiet and see if you can spot it. If you can strike it before it knows you're there, you will succeed."
If not, there were other ways to succeed. If she had questions, she could ask them, but Cain's keen eyes were staring off into the shadows, waiting to see if she would find her prey.
Now it was alone again with Aurelia, and it turned to her with a raise of its head and a flick of its ears. "Good," it mewled to her approvingly. "I suppose you are growing..." She seemed too small to be a full-sized-out-the-box Valkhound, but it was often hard to tell without giving it time. Regardless...
Magic sparked within Cain's body, filling it with a sixth sense as it turned toward the rest of the breathing cavern. "The first rat I controlled, for you to eat. You'll have to learn how to find and kill to sate your own hunger. Lesser rats, like the one I gave you, are fine to eat. Lesser creatures like this tend to look the same, and they do not speak or think beyond their base instincts. That is how you will tell them apart from a Greater." It gestured with its tail for Aurelia to follow as it prowled around Draco's grounds, following the distant, quiet heartbeats it felt from afar.
"It may take some time to learn the difference, and if you speak to a lesser it will probably startle and run away. For now, stick to the rats you find here. Later, I can show you lesser deer, which will sate your appetite better as they are larger." However, for now, rats were much easier to learn on. They could be dangerous in their own way, but that was why Cain was guiding her.
It drew to a stop beside one of the walls of Draco's massive chamber. Here, several broken oilstone chrysalis created debris and hiding spots for a pitch rat. There weren't many gathered here just now, which was good... Cain didn't relish the idea of its student getting mobbed.
"You're looking for a small, black creature with red or yellow eyes and a hairless tail. It's called a pitch rat," Cain explained in a hushed tone. "They can be aggressive, so it may fight back, but its unlikely to spook too easily. It will be easier if you find it before it finds you, so be quiet and see if you can spot it. If you can strike it before it knows you're there, you will succeed."
If not, there were other ways to succeed. If she had questions, she could ask them, but Cain's keen eyes were staring off into the shadows, waiting to see if she would find her prey.
@Aurelia