Firepaw nods, and breathes a small, controlled Ember onto Akechi's stick, looking pleased with himself once it catches fire.
"Sounds like we're all ready, then. Ren, you pick our direction and we'll follow. I might be hard to see up there, but I'll stay close by."
He really doesn't want to get stranded again.
And he does make eye contact with Junpei for a second after that comment, but doesn't reply to it. He's... privately dealing with how weird he feels about hunting, and definitely not ready to hear more feedback about it.
Instead he pretends he didn't notice and sets about climbing up a nearby tree. Which, to someone as practiced as him, really looks more like he's running up it at full speed. He's staying in the lower branches, but his dark fur makes it pretty hard to see anything except for the red marks on his legs and face.
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"Sounds like we're all ready, then. Ren, you pick our direction and we'll follow. I might be hard to see up there, but I'll stay close by."
He really doesn't want to get stranded again.
And he does make eye contact with Junpei for a second after that comment, but doesn't reply to it. He's... privately dealing with how weird he feels about hunting, and definitely not ready to hear more feedback about it.
Instead he pretends he didn't notice and sets about climbing up a nearby tree. Which, to someone as practiced as him, really looks more like he's running up it at full speed. He's staying in the lower branches, but his dark fur makes it pretty hard to see anything except for the red marks on his legs and face.