Chapter 2

Pine hunt

Early morning sun rays hit the cabin walls. Fool was already up and making some warm tea for himself and Rain. “wake up Rain, soon its time to go hunting” – Fool

Rain was already barely awake rolling in the bed “mhmhm, not yet”

Fool looked the boy, smirk could be show on his face. He walked to the door opened in and whispered to Blackie who was guarding outside “Black, wake my boy.”. As Blackies ears went up, Fool walked back inside, left the door open and continued to ready some dried meat slices and tea.

Blackie stood up stretched his whole body, looked inside the cabin. To find small blanket mountain on bed, went there dragged the blanket elsewhere, and took hold of Rains shirt behind his neck lifted the boy up and stepped outside. As the chilly autumn air hit the boy “I’m up, I’m up… please let me down black… I’ll, I’ll give you my flower if you let me down” (snort) could be heard from black as he let the boy down, rain run back inside, his dad gave him the mug full of tea and meat slices. They readied themselves for the hunt.

Fool had planned that they would cross the river that flowed across to the east side of valley, sins there is usually more deer east side. River was still few kilometers out so he let Rain run free untill they passed the river.

Valley was filled with dense forest but not too dense for sunlight to hit the forest bed. Scots pine where up to 70 meters high and 2 meters trunk diameter. valley was not flat, several hills and old river beds ruled the outlay of the deer valley.

At the river, there was few river boats that hunters used to get across to the other side, Rains dad saw that there was one already on the other side so it meant that one hunting party was east side at this moment. They took one boat and went across.

“Rain hear me out, now that we are on the east side we have to be silent and carefull not to scare deer away, also there are magic beasts on this side, even if your dad and black can deal with them it´s better to not face them.” – Fool

“ohh, okey dad” – Rain

“Good, Black you know what to do.” As he looked black

“(snort)” as black decided to head north-east casually jogging and soon disappeared from Rains and Fools sight. Rain and Fool started make their way to same direction.

Few hills and countless trees later black came back and gestured that he found deer.

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and moved back in front the way he came from but this time didn’t leave the sight of Fool.

“Where did Black go this time?” –Rain

“He is right there, rain. Do you remember what dad told you about magic yesterday?”

“Yes, magic makes me strong” as Rain flexed his underdeveloped biceps”

“Hehe, it can also make eyes see farer than others see, like your dad can.”-Fool

“Cool”

As they silently approached the location where black was waiting, Fool saw a pack of deer

6 of them, he also put on a note that 2 of them where bigger and had huge antlers.

“Can you see them Rain? Do you see the 2 bigger deer right there, they are rank 1 magic beasts.

Usually pack is always protected by one or more stronger ones”.

Rain nod and silently observed the pack, and Fool with smile approved this.

Pack of deer seemed agitated and soon they sprinted to west as if scared of something. Fool was already ready with his hunting bow and even with distance of over 200 meters, he took aim for one of the normal deer behind the pack and let the arrow fly. As if it was not too difficult to hit the moving target arrow hit the deer to hind leg and fell over, rest of the pack didn’t notice this and continued on. At the same time when Fool let the arrow lose, black who had crawled closer, sprinted to the targeted deer and in few seconds was holding the deer in choke with his jaws and felt the life leave the deer.

As if excitement overwhelmed Rain he shouted “That was so cool.” And then realized he should be quiet, and put both his hands to hold his mouth shut.

“hehe it’s fine Rain, lets go see what we got” – Fool

They approached the deer and Fool was about to start preparing to carry the deer so they can continue to hunt. Black growled and was looking at north-east.

“What is it black?”- as Fool noticed blacks agitation. “(is it rank 2 beast?)” he thought

“(we can handle it with black and it might be good idea to show Rain how dangerous magic beasts truly are.)”

“Rain lets go, there is might be magic beast that scared the pack to run away.”

“Go on Black, show us where it is.” – Fool

Slowly moving towards North-east, sent of blood rose to Fools nose and behind the hill in a small clearing he could finally see what it is. “Not good.”