This marmaid hunting better work. Aurek had no problem working with strangers although hunt was not the first thing that would come to his mind when seeng unfamiliar face. Still, if riks were minimal, supposedly there was no harm trying it. He allowed the older male take the lead, simply nodding to signal that he was ready to start whenever the other one was. And thus he followed Alvar, maintaining respectful distance from him as they together made their way forward to the hunting grounds

Aurek was still fan of hare hunting. He liked the rich, almost fat free meat they had and he sincerely hoped these overzied squirrels were least somewhat good to eat. While they travelled, he could just as well ask about his uncle and wether Alvar might have seen him. "By the way... Is a name Lorcan familiar to you?"

Aurek had really never seen a marmot in his life and now that he saw it, fat gray squirrel fit the description perfectly for him. Aurek did not really pay much attention to Alvar as he was still in midst of wondering how squirrel can get that fat. Thus, Alvar suddenly sprinting forth caught the youngster bit by surprise and he joined the chase little bit late. While his companion perhaps caught Marmot with ease, Aurek had never hunted these oddities and when it came his turn to snatch his kill, he missed by lenght of the creature's hair. "Buhh!"

He hurried after the big rodent he had failed to catch and while it was certainly slower than hare, Aurek suddenly lost sight of it entirely. Where there had been moments ago marmot, there now was a hole and the pale boy blinked. He looked over his shoulder at Alvar, looking confused. "Uuuhh so.. they can dive under the ground. Thats like cheating!" -he protested, somewhat embarrassed that he had managed to let fatass squirrel escape like that...

Aurek was clearly upset for letting some stupid fat squirrel... marmite or whatever they were called escape him. He could understand when regular squirrel woud climp up trees, but these big round ones clearly did not have decency to even be good sport about this whole hunting thing but hat to resort to cheap tactics.

Alvar was clearly older and more experienced so he seemed to have no real trouble catching any of the marmelots. It seemed almost too easy watching him do that and Aurek stared enviously, letting out low huff as he saw Alvar make a second kill. The older wolf encouraged Aurek to continue and the pale boy muttered to himself while making second attempt at the next Marmot that Alvar pointed him to, this time trying his best to be as silent and focused as possible. He took a moment and then sent himself forward torwards the Marmot.

Aurek managed to run it over, even knocking it over with his paws, but as the Marmot rolled before Aurek's feet and the pale boy tried to strike it, that little fat bastard got to moving and ran straight underneath Aurek's paws towards the burrow. The young boy did no even see for a second that the marmot ran straight underneath him and by the time he did, the that stupid rodent was already diving into burrow, Aurek on tail.

The pale boy's muzzle went snapping into the burrow but he missed his prey again. This was just not the way he had got use to hunting and it would take plenty of practice before he could do it. "Stupid Marmaids!!" -Aurek murmured frustratedly while lifting his leg and practically showering the burrow's entrence in protest. "Cheating bastards... Won't even give fair chase like hares."

Aurek was quite embarrassed to leave this hunt without single kill, but these were creatures he had not really got used to hunting. Hares, even really fast ones were easier than these in his opinion. The ability to just end the chase by diving underground was so stupidly cheap tactic in Aurek's book that these.. these mammots went right away to the top of Aurek's hate list.

While Alvar was trying to encourage him with some soothing words, the pale boy was so hurt over this experience he decided he would never again hunt these stupid fatass squirrels but stick to more traditional prey when able. Had he not been so hungry, he would have refused Alvar's offer to give him a share, after all he had only been hinderance in this hunt, but it would have come off as rude - and truth be told, the boy was quite hungry. He muttered under his breath, something of an thank you towards the older male. "..ye, thanks I guess..."

He stood there and watched as his friend prepared to make departure. Alvar told the boy could call him whenever he needed help - that he was a friend, and propably this was true. Aurek did not see what had he done to deserve any friendship from this man, but he wasn't going to turn it down. He nodded while watching him depart. Alvar said one last thing before their ways diverged, trying to correct Aurek on what to call these stupid overgrown rodents. Mar-mots. Yeah ok. He would remember that. Marmutts it was...

- Aurek fade away -