Early Lessons (Kol) [Tempered Steel Clan]

by **Tinnok** on July 31st, 2014, 1:38 pm

She watched as Kol tackled his prey. No hope for the Agouti to escape now, its dark eyes rolling to the whites in terror. Tinnok hurried over to her Agouti, pressing a finger to its neck unnecessarily as it was clearly not breathing. She drew a Triskelion in the soil at the base of the Agouti's feet whispering a small prayer.

"I thank Dira for guiding this creature swiftly into the next life, and Caiyha as the mother of all creatures for allowing me to hunt in her beautiful lands. I will never take more than I need, nor squander the gifts you give."

She brushed away the Triskelion and worked on dislodging her arrow from the agouti, turning to see Kol had addressed her. She inclined her head at the compliment. "A clean break on that one."

She rose glancing around the thrumming greenery, removing a bit of twine from her bag to tie around the back legs of the agouti, offering to do the same with Kol's so the two creatures could be slung over a shoulder. "We could continue, maybe find something else, or would you rather return home.?" She shrugged in way of her own opinion on the matter, and slung her bow over her shoulder. She never liked to return to the clan longhouses, nothing was there that she enjoyed or cherished save Rarik, the jungle was a more fitting place for her to stay, but they might simply walk for bells without finding anything else to hunt, and look more the fools for being gone so long and only reutrning with two Agouti.

She would leave it up to her new...acquaintence to decide, still trying to figure out what Kol was about.
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by **Kol** on August 26th, 2014, 5:35 pm

Kol took advantage of Tinnok offering the twine to tie up his agouti, and threw the animal towards her. He skimmed the clearing waking towards the center. He nudged one of the twigs that had previously been in the animals grasp with his foot, crouching to scoop it up. Tinnok inquired about whether or not he wanted to continue on their hunt, but he didn't answer immediately. He lifted the twig, studying the bite marks.

Every hunter had to pay attention to the details. Since Kol was not a very skilled one, he wasn't sure which ones were important and which weren't. And so he studied the bite marks, noting the tiny notches in the wood as well as the leaf attached to it. He slipped it into his back pocket, glancing up at the gold eyed girl as his fingers brushed through the leaves on the floor.

"Do you wish to?"

Standing to his full height, Kol stretched languidly, "My mother would appreciate some berries." Without exactly saying it, Kol was letting the female know that their hunt was over, he just didn't want to go back. He'd have to return to chores or carving in his room. If Tinnok wished to follow him or leave, that was her choice. He had made his decision. A bit of foraging that shouldn't take too long. If there were Agouti here, there were likely to be nuts or berries nearby.

Kol pushed past a few bushes, eyes searching for a snack. He glanced over his shoulder to see what the girl had chosen.
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Myrian
Common

by **Tinnok** on September 16th, 2014, 12:57 am

Tinnok nudged the two hanging rodents into a comfortable position on her shoulder, fiddling with a dagger as she examined Kol investigating one of the twigs the Agouti had been gnawing on before the two young hunters had pounced upon them. She wasn't sure what useful information could be gained from such a thing, but she was still a novice hunter, perhaps any information was good, and that was what Kol was following at that moment.

In order not to feel like she was shirking a learning opportunity, the half breed began glancing around. Agouti tracks were easy for her to identify now, one of the few land dwelling rodents, with small paws, their claw marks and tiny rounded paw pads were easy to identify when left behind. Relying on finding somethings tracks in the depths of the jungle, however, was not something any hunter should do, so she paced carefully around, back bent until she spotted something amiss. The object in question was a pile of droppings, that Tinnok reluctantly put her finger in to confirm they were the Agouti's by the relative warmth of them. They were small ovular droppings, another identifying trait she could use in future hunts.

Wiping her finger along the bark of a nearby tree to free herself of the excrement, Tinnok turned her head towards Kol, barely able to utter her answer of "I don't know..." before he was speaking of berries. Tinnok grimaced a bit, not because she didn't like the idea of foraging, but because the boy had stumbled across of course another useful thing to bring back to the clan. It was hard to identify poisonous and non poisonous plants at times, but bringing back a couple kills and some edible plants would keep her standing good at least until after tonight's dinner, and though Tinnok didn't pick quite up on Kol not wanting to immediately return to the longhouses, she was of a mind with him, and hopped nimbly onto a nearby root.

When the male turned to look back at her, she was lunging past him, stepping onto the next nearby root on the balls of her feet and dashing swiftly up the trunk a ways, pushing herself off, arms outstretched for balance and knees bent to land on the next available root. By doing this Tinnok avoided a good deal of leaf litter and foliage, making her progress much more silent than it would have been otherwise, and it was her turn to glance behind her at Kol, uttering a small smile of challenge as she disappeared behind a cover of ferns with a soft hissing of leaves against one another.
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by **Kol** on October 7th, 2014, 6:54 pm

Tinnok's eyes flashed with a challenge, leaving Kol to stare as she nimbly jumped past him. It had been pretty obvious, his skill (or lack thereof) when it came to stealth or acrobatics, but he still found himself smiling, the kid in him wanting to play. He sidestepped, balancing on a nearby root and searched for another to jump onto. Following the demonstration by the half breed, he pushed off, leaping into the air. Still thin and wirey, it aided in giving him the distance he wanted, but he still did not know how to handle his body. When he landed, his arms waved wildly and eyes widened as he felt his footing shifting back and forth. He leaned backwards and forwards, his momentum finally giving and throwing him to act quickly and try to jump again before he fell, only his actions weren't so sure and he made a loud snapping sound when his feet landed on fallen twigs and dry leaves. He sighed, shaking his head, words falling from his lips, "I won't give up."

He gave a boyish smile, not often seen on the youth's lips and tried again, jumping after Tinnok. He found it challenging and fun, the physical activity bringing a light sweat to build up. He needed to understand his weight and balance more, and he kept his arms out, wobbling every now and then. When he would falter, he would look around, pausing to examine bushes. One of them looked different than others, with the leaves creating an odd shape. Kol paused, plucking a few stems and tucking them into his back pocket. They may be useless, but he gathered them nonetheless.

The soft rustling of leaves made him look up and he watched Tinnok disappear behind the cover of ferns. Kol tentatively followed after her, some of his hair falling into his eyes. He peeked his head around, voice lowering to a playful whisper, "Where did you go?"
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Myrian
Common

by **Tinnok** on October 20th, 2014, 11:50 pm

She was feeling quite pleased with herself. From what she could garner from behind her, the boy was stumbling at best. She could hear most of his progress, which in itself told her how well he was doing. It wasn't often Tinnok could show off without fear of a bludgeoning from her eldest sister or another uppity older clan mate. She had to be modest, never ever did she pretend to be less than she was, no she'd rather suffer the bruises. But being prideful? It was an invigorating feeling and one that powered her legs as they sprung from place to place.

Her smile disappeared for a moment to consider her mostly quiet clan mate, skilled in his own right, and more than kind, it made her feel more than a bit of shame for taking advantage of his kindness by beating him at a game he clearly didn't have the same practice playing. Just as she was contemplating slowing down, her lack of attention to the roots she traversed allowed a foot to perch on a wet, slimy moss covered surface. She was aware of her precise grip with the worn bottoms of her feet miss a smooth and cool texture and then was flying backwards as the cosmos delivered its own price for her pride.

Kol's question as to the location of his companion was answered in a searing wail, Tinnok's back landing on the end of a sharp stick that gouged itself deep into her right shoulder.

The half breed grimaced, now covered in muck, and sat up, yanking the stick from her shoulder with a grunt, her shame two fold now. Even in this she could not truly be superior. A dribble of crimson brought out pieces of dark dirt and wood from her wound, and Tinnok gave a bit of a moan, half at the pain blossoming around the wound, and the fact she had gotten it at all.

When Kol found her she looked up, red from embarrassment. Raising her hands in some attempt to move a hand brushed against a low hanging branch covered with dark round berries. Her mouth open forming something to say, she instead plucked one and scrutinized it.

"I...uh...found some berries." From under loose locks of hair falling into her downcast face, a smile emerged.

by **Una Tanta** on March 28th, 2015, 5:36 am

Tinnok :

Kol :

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