28th of Spring, 516AV
The afternoon was digging heavily into her energy as she remained at the Hunter's Allegiance. With what little Pavi she had, she was discussing the pros and cons of setting traps. Since Ixzo knew very little of them, she didn't have much of an argument for herself.
"You should not leave them out long. Prey leaves." No purpose. She countered the idea that they can set traps for days and come back later.
"Well, yeah," True, agreement. "But if you set out a few bird traps before you go out and check them when you come back, it adds to your load." The woman added, and Ixzo's lower lip puckered in acknowledgement.
Agreement. She added, really coming to both the end of her energy for the day, even though it must only be a bell past noon, and coming to the extent of her knowledge on traps. "Hunt with partner, no traps." The idea popped into her head.
The Drykas before her grimaces, flipping a bundle of braids over her shoulder. "Yeah, but then if you both use different weapons it is impossible. Do you ever hunt in pairs?" Ixzo's mind flashed to how she spent most of her hunts: waking up at midnight to hunt as a lion, not as a human. Recently, with her new bow, she had taken to human form as well. But she had only hunted with another Drykas once, and that had been a disaster. He had been on horseback, she on foot. Her with her claws and he with a spear, they couldn't coordinate.
"No." She opted for the easy answer, grimacing at the memory.
"You should." Learn, new experience. The woman nodded, switching her spear between hands. "Yeah, well my strider wants me back now, I bet." Impatient fool. Loved, kind. The contradictory signs threw Ixzo off for a moment, before she realized the Drykas was joking about calling her own Strider a fool. "Nice talking to you, Ixzo." She waved, turning out of the tent.
Fingering the string of her own bow, which was slung across her shoulder, she turned back towards the payment counter of the Hunter's Allegiance. "You know one who wants to hunt?" She asked Zethar, who was teaching a young boy how to clean the skull of a coyote. He glanced up at her, an amused grin on his face.
"You mean… Everyone here?" He joked, dipping the skull into the boiling water, carefully letting it fall to the bottom of the pot.
"Yes, but..." She sighed, frustrated with her inability to speak Pavi properly. "Two hunters." Together, teach, learn, team up. She signed, which seemed to supplement her lack of vocabulary better.
"Oh yeah, actually. We've had a girl poking around her before, she's not a very good hunter." Beginner, learning, new. He explained. "But she works with the bow as well, although much smaller than yours." He grinned. Wait, patience. "She might show up in a bit, I'll send her in your direction." He grinned, standing and turning away. Ixzo yawned, but nodded.
Prepared to wait a long time. Ixzo floated over to the pelts that hung on one end of the tent, her favorite place to visit. She never produced pelts that could be sued, but she always admired the hunting ability it took, even with the knowledge that most of it was via traps.
The afternoon was digging heavily into her energy as she remained at the Hunter's Allegiance. With what little Pavi she had, she was discussing the pros and cons of setting traps. Since Ixzo knew very little of them, she didn't have much of an argument for herself.
"You should not leave them out long. Prey leaves." No purpose. She countered the idea that they can set traps for days and come back later.
"Well, yeah," True, agreement. "But if you set out a few bird traps before you go out and check them when you come back, it adds to your load." The woman added, and Ixzo's lower lip puckered in acknowledgement.
Agreement. She added, really coming to both the end of her energy for the day, even though it must only be a bell past noon, and coming to the extent of her knowledge on traps. "Hunt with partner, no traps." The idea popped into her head.
The Drykas before her grimaces, flipping a bundle of braids over her shoulder. "Yeah, but then if you both use different weapons it is impossible. Do you ever hunt in pairs?" Ixzo's mind flashed to how she spent most of her hunts: waking up at midnight to hunt as a lion, not as a human. Recently, with her new bow, she had taken to human form as well. But she had only hunted with another Drykas once, and that had been a disaster. He had been on horseback, she on foot. Her with her claws and he with a spear, they couldn't coordinate.
"No." She opted for the easy answer, grimacing at the memory.
"You should." Learn, new experience. The woman nodded, switching her spear between hands. "Yeah, well my strider wants me back now, I bet." Impatient fool. Loved, kind. The contradictory signs threw Ixzo off for a moment, before she realized the Drykas was joking about calling her own Strider a fool. "Nice talking to you, Ixzo." She waved, turning out of the tent.
Fingering the string of her own bow, which was slung across her shoulder, she turned back towards the payment counter of the Hunter's Allegiance. "You know one who wants to hunt?" She asked Zethar, who was teaching a young boy how to clean the skull of a coyote. He glanced up at her, an amused grin on his face.
"You mean… Everyone here?" He joked, dipping the skull into the boiling water, carefully letting it fall to the bottom of the pot.
"Yes, but..." She sighed, frustrated with her inability to speak Pavi properly. "Two hunters." Together, teach, learn, team up. She signed, which seemed to supplement her lack of vocabulary better.
"Oh yeah, actually. We've had a girl poking around her before, she's not a very good hunter." Beginner, learning, new. He explained. "But she works with the bow as well, although much smaller than yours." He grinned. Wait, patience. "She might show up in a bit, I'll send her in your direction." He grinned, standing and turning away. Ixzo yawned, but nodded.
Prepared to wait a long time. Ixzo floated over to the pelts that hung on one end of the tent, her favorite place to visit. She never produced pelts that could be sued, but she always admired the hunting ability it took, even with the knowledge that most of it was via traps.
Myrian | Pavi "Speech" Sign | Common | PC/NPC "Speech" Sign
