After a many days has passed it's nearly now the middle of the season of Drizzle-Roost and the eternal gentle rain of the season is nice atmosphere with the current partial clouds in the sky.
I decided to explore for awhile during second light and mentally mapped out the surrounding area and see intriguing about this forest has besides me just hunting.
I did found some bamboo but something about them were interesting with them some were hot, some were moist on it's culm (that's the actual name of the body of the bamboo look it up) of it's body, some were light to like air, and some were heavy like metal and stone. It would interesting to take some with me in the future, currently I have proper tools to take them with me right. 'Even the Flora is pretty interesting.' I thought to myself before I left the area.
**Yawn**
"Man I think it's a good time to head back home for now so I can rest and it's probably going to be second dark soon enough." Saying that while he makes his way through the dence forest. 'welp good thing I already did my hunting during first light.' I thought to myself.
'For the young and starting hunters it's typically that they can hunt at least 2 creatures maximum to relatively their body strength can carry for the day alone by themselves. And strength is considered stronger than usual kids, not that I'm complaining I feel like I could have carried more than just two 160 pounds of Claw-hoof bodies.' I continued my thoughts for a good while walking but then my ear twitching a noise in the distance that made me pause my movement for a moment, and the without much thought my body starts to move on it's own.
'That direction. It sounds like two people fell in the deep area of the river and it's currently the water rapids hours right now.' I thought myself while I'm into a full blown athletic sprint to the direction, take shortcuts and keeping a good footing so I be there quickly.
Quickly feeling my satchel and my inner hunters cloak look for the rope and right tools.
"Oh. Excellent I did pack those in as well." I said to myself when Im getting close to river, and while I'm hearing some slashes from the river up ahead and when I do get close to the edge of the river I see the two daughters of the women who came to our village.
"Don't worry I got you two!" I said out loud while tie the rope with a stick on one end to a sturdy tree near the river and then I carefully climb down the side where it is gentle flow.
I reached out my arm as far as I could and while having a good grip at the other end of the rope.
"Try to get over here and I'll pull the both of you out." I shouted out them.
The two girls noticed where I am, they both did their best to get where I am, and while they do that I quickly loosen up my hunters cloak enough so they can grab that if they need to.
After a good I have finally pulled them both out of the river both of them fully soaked from head to toe even there bamp clothes are pressing against their body.
"Are... Are you two okay." Saying that while I try my best to quickly get my breathing under control and trying to fight against my own exhaustion and tiredness from getting to me.
The two girls are deeply heaving from what happened to them. And then one of them spoke. "I- we... Yes, yes we are okay. Isn't that right Luna?" One girl said to another "yeah I am okay as well Nova." Said the other girl.
'so that there names are huh.' I thought to myself. Feeling my tiredness slowly catching up to me I said. "How about I setup camp right now sow we can rest it's nearly getting to second dark soon." And then I made a gesture to follow me to a spot that's a good distance for the river.
As I started to setup camp use my hunters cloak as a tarp over our heads. 'man these hunters cloak are specially designed for long periods of travel though nearly all the season and made to have a extension like part of the hunters cloak that holds the other half of itself for many uses like this and stuff.' I thought to myself and while finishing with tying up the last end of my hunters cloak to a one of the tree's.
I begin to pull out from my satchel some dry wood, a log with a hole on top and the center, my claw-hoof knife, and a fire piston first. To set up a fire.
Luna and Nova tilt there heads a bit confused from seeing me feathering one of the sticks and putting something into the fire piston which they have no idea what a fire piston is. And then they saw me hitting it with a audible.
***Thunk***
And so I place the smolders I made with fire piston and and feather stick in the log hoeand the I begin to blow on it so it can ignite the fire. And the soon after that I pulled out something odd for them as I pull out multiple clear objects that's a shape of a small pot and soups three mugs out of my satchel and a some pouches that filled with so dry food that made for cooking out whenever I get hungry.
"What's that thing that you use to make that fire?" Nova said with curiosity and slightly shivering from her her clothes. And while Luna is getting herself undress.
"Oh this is called a fire piston. And uh... Are you both sure that you get undress in front of someone you don't know your name?" At first distracted but get slightly flustered and quickly looking away from them both now because Nova is also getting undress. And while he's starting to make the stew warm.
Luna and Nova look at each other for a moment. "I am Luna." She said calmly. "And I am Nova." The other one said with the same tone and then continue getting themselves underss.
"Th- That's not what I meant. But I... Alright then. My name is Larkin." I said giving up to protest to whats is happening simply because there clothes are cold and wet. And then I begin to look for something that they can hook or clips there clothes on my cloak to dry there clothes off, while the food warm up.
"So Luna and Nova what brings you both to be over here and getting yourselves falling into the river?" I said quizzically while looking while I found some clips to hook there clothes up and get it to dry off.
"Oh we both were wanted to explore and gather some materials to take back home." Luna said while holding up her clothes out to Larkin, so he can hookup her clothes and which Nova follow suit.
'Huh there different fur colors but nearly identical fur patterns at there under arms, there upper chest and there inner thighs.' I thought to myself while finally getting my composure to Luna and Nova being not modest as they should be. 'There mother's should of taught them that on how they should self-conscious about being naked in front of strangers and in public, and also that some kind of god out there that we're around the same age and not a big age gasps in life, and also I can mentally hear the FBI shouting to open up the door before they immediately broke it down if was an adult.' I continue that thought while mixing up the food and then I pass them some stew when it's finally cooked.
"Be careful it's hot." I said after I passed the one of them each a serving and one and then myself. "And really is that so. I Have been Looking around the area for a tracks and stuff that creatures go to find their food and drinking spot." I continue with the conversation with them.
"Oh really you're a hunter?" Luna said quizzically
"Yes I am, and Im a beginner and recently started to hunt by myself as apart of my training." I said while doing my best not look at them as much.
"I think packed in something to cover you both up and be warn in my cloak." Saying that while I quietly get up to look if had a blanket to cover them both.
"Huh why though we're fine right as we are, right Nova?" Luna Said confused by my actions.
"Yeah? we're feeling better with fire and the warm food why should be covered?" Nova said with a similar tone.
I just found the packed blanket and I cover them both. "Well have your mother's told you about being modest in public and you should let only with a partner that you are in a romantic relationship." I said calmly to them.
"Our mother's doesn't teach us much things, they are so dismissive with us, and tell us 'oh go ask Luna's mother or go ask Nova's mother.' like one them is going to take care of it. It's kinda frustrating" Nova said with flat tone which Luna nodded in agreement with Nova.
'Oof looks like these two girls are the ones who been to force age quickly for taking care of themselves and take care of each other.' I thought to myself. "Oh that's must be very rough for you." I said with apologetic tone for there home life.
***Yawn***
Two audible yawns form Luna and Nova from which they suddenly looking be drowsy for the events that happened during second light.
"Both of your clothes should be dry enough to be wearable again besides you two cloaks and take some rest soon because is going to be second dark now." As when I finishing saying that it the ever mid day of the time suddenly becomes night with no warning on what just happened without warnings like it was a light switch.
As they were done putting most of the clothes back on besides there cloaks. "What about you are you going to sleep as well?" Luna said visibly tiered in their eyes.
"I already had enough rest to keep watch during the duration for second dark and also I can the fire active." I said calmly and while looking in my satchel something to defend and ward of any potential creatures that get near camp.
'I guess this is going to be me retaining my body to shift to have multiple rest blocks to my sleep cycles early than I planned but why not change it earlier than I should.' I thought to myself and while Luna and Nova are getting comfortable on the ground huddling together in my blanket 'hmm. Both of there mothers attire is an combination of Greek and medieval European but this village attire are also Greek but something else (that also includes Luna and Nova) that it's on thip of my toung I can't yet placed it right now, but this is going to bugging me through this full 8 hours of second dark.' as my thoughts begin to shifts to their both of their mother's and their origins.
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[ Tea Time 02 ] (Jodi, Luna, and Nova)
Jodi: "Soo... You both grew up along side with Larkin." She said awkwardly as she's not actually sure how to address them, while she is adding 'normal' color honey to her tea.
Nova: "Yes we have, we've both know for at least for 10 years ago and he's someone is going to have an unknownable weight that's going to follow him." She said calmly before she begin to sip some of her velvet ice blue colored honeyed tea.
Luna: "Yeah I have to agree with Nova on how givin the results of outcome the situation has become." She said I'm the same tone while mixing a electric yellow color honey into her cup of tea.
Jodi: as she took a sip there was a double take with the flavor before taking another sip. 'why... dose this has a citrus and mint like flavor, and why I can't pin on the actual flavor on it.' she thought to herself while looking at the table with multiple containers full of honey with various colors and flavors.