by DGFone » August 5th, 2011, 8:21 am
Delano: "Testing out your tracking abilities?" He asked. Elsa and Digof nodded eagerly. Delano smiled at them, thinking of a way to test it out. Only being a mediocre tracker himself, he didn't know exactly what to look for in a test. "Alright, how about this: I will hide some piece of meat, and you will have to find it." He said. "I will determine how good you are by how quickly you find it an by how many mistakes you will make. Got it?" Again, his children nodded, wanting to start.
Delano motioned for them to follow him. He lead them to where they kept the extra meat and ripped off a small part. "This is what you will need to find." He told them. "Now go to our den and wait for me. When I come back, I will allow you to start tracking." He watched as Digof and Elsa ran off to the den. "And no cheating!" He called out after them just to make sure.
Once they were out of sight, Delano took the piece of meat and ran it all over the jungle, careful to avoid the regular hunting areas as not to disrupt them. In his mind, he went over everything Tempesta ever taught him. Deciding to ignore his own advice and cheat, he dunked himself and the meat underwater at a creek and followed it for a while, letting the water flow carry the scent away. Finally, he hid it in a small cave and made his way back. He ran back to the den and saw Digof and Elsa waiting for him rather impatiently. "Alright, enough waiting," he said, "you can start now!"
Digof: As they waited for Delano to hide the meat, Digof waited impatiently. "Did you ever track anything before?" He asked his sister, fully aware that he had no tracking experience himself, courtesy of his father.
Eventually, Delano came back, and Digof and Elsa both jumped to their feet. "Come on, Elsa!" Digof shouted as he ran off to the starting point. "Let's show dad that we are better than him!"