He could respect that and while Gale remained a bit aloof and distant, but he made his mind up to at least let her see he intended to take up her offer.


It was a gamble, but anything he could learn that would help his family or trade his skills to obtain was a something he would not turn away from, they would always come first for Gale.

"Let me guess, you want to learn snares?" If she said yes, he would accept the trade, if not they could go about their time in the woods, trying to not bump into each other. Something Gale did not think was likely, game trails lead where they lead, a hunter follows.