Kova's search for Primrose's wolf skull wasn't going well. The gray lad was relatively sure that he wasn't going to find a white skull against the white snowy landscape unless he tripped over the thing. Still, he tried to search for it. It was the only way he saw that Kova could repay the white she wolf for her kindness. 

It wasn't until he wandered closer to the shallow edges of the river flowing down the center of the palisade that he began to scent fish. The child's belly was sufficiently full for the moment, but the chance to catch more food to store for later was too rare to let it go. The Lagina lad moved closer to an edge of the river that had been frozen off from the rest of the flowing water. Fish were stuck in the shallows keeping the water from freezing completely. However they had no way back to the main river because that section was blocked by logs and ice. Kova's tail wagged happily as he spotted the easy opportunity to catch some food. This might just be another way to repay Primrose for the deer leg.

“Hey Primrose! You hungry?”

He asked jokingly before setting at the edge of the patch of shallow water. Kova recognized some of the fish in the puddle as trout, while the others looked like large versions of minnows. The smaller fish were darting around every time the trout touched them, and Kova was pretty sure that they would be the hardest to catch.

Putting his front paws into the cold water, Kova steadied himself just above the water and lowered his muzzle to tip just into the surface. His nose was still out of the cold liquid as Kova opened his jaws slowly and waited for a fish to come close.

It was only a few minutes later when a mid-sized trout came too close. A quick splash of Kova's jaws snapping downwards sprayed water all over before the gray wolf pulled out of the water's edge. His head wobbled as the fish struggled inside his jaws. When he dropped it onto the snowy earth Kova pauses to look at the beautiful thing. It had greenish gray brown sides with red spots encircled by blue halos along its sides. The dorsal fin had strange black markings on it, a clear way to identify it by an experienced fisher, but Kova had not seen this species before. The brook trout flopped in the snow covering itself in the sticky white crystals before the gray wolf grabs its tail and drags it closer to Primrose.

“Here! This is for you! I'm going to go get some more...” Kova spoke between fish fins and scales before dropping it close to the white she wolf. Then the child heads back to the water to look for other fish to catch.Surely @Hexamora would get a bit a meal out of this slimy fish?

He hadn't answered her question while he fished, for any other noises might scare the fish further from him. However a large smile had pushed across the gray wolfs muzzle after he gave her the fish. The young wolf allowed his tail to wag for a few moments while he listens to the sound of Primrose eating. He was glad he could help her in some way. Even if it wasn't by finding some dirty wolf skull. To be truthful even if Kova had found the skull he would be afraid to touch it. His father told him stories of ghosts and spirits, and that spirits could sometimes still remain near the bones of their bodies. He didn't particularly want to disturb the spirit that may be attached to Hex's wolf skull. Even if she herself hadn't been harmed by it so far. It was a good thing that he found the pool of trapped fish when he did.

The ivory she wolf questioned whether he could teach her how to fish, and that question alone brought forth a happy giggle from his ebony lips.  “Sure! It's easy once you get the hang of it!” Kova ceases his giggling though his tail continued to wiggle back and forth showing his merriment. He sets himself up at the edge of the water this time keeping his paws out of the icy liquid. They were numb from before, and he didn't particularly want to freeze them off. The boy only hoped that they warmed up before his next real try.

“Come over here to the edge.” He says simply while waiting for the woman to move closer. Once she's by the edge he continues the fishing lesson. “You can catch fish by swimming, or standing in the water too, but its too cold to be in for long. I stood half in the water before to get at the fish in that deeper part. ” He explained in a rather hushed manner. The fish were all swimming at the opposite edge of the trapped section of water. They tried desperately to stay away from the large and potentially dangerous moving things which were Kova and @Hexamora sitting at the waters edge.

“It's easiest to stay over the water with your mouth open ready to snap shut. Then you just wait till a fish comes close and then quickly try to reach for it. Sometimes I think they forget we're here and they come swimming almost into your mouth....” He kept his paws just outside the water then leaned over dipping his lower jaw into the water again. This time he opened his mouth more to allow for the chance to catch a larger fish. There was one he had been watching just before that seemed bigger than the others floating near the bottom of the pool. The boy then stilled himself and his wagging tail before shivering from the liquids cold touch.

Kova was so still the only thing that barely moved was his sides as the boy breathed deeply. He noted how Hex kept herself back to watch instead of trying herself but didn't comment on it. Maybe he'll make her catch the next one.

Concentrating on the water and the fish, Kova waited for about ten minutes until one of the trout began to swim closer to his jaws. It didn't seem to be turning around any time soon so Kova held back from reaching for it to nab the critter from the water. Instead he waited a little longer. About a minute later and the trout proved Hexamora's comment to be true. It swam right in between Kova's jaws which prompted him to snap down hard before pulling back out of the water. A bit of splashing soaked his face as the trouts tail flipped around the water, but then it was pulled out onto land where Kova quickly drops it. He'd gotten a spiny part of the fish to his cheek but the injury didn't bleed, nor did it do any real kind of damage. Looking over the trout with a mad grin spreading across his waterlogged face, Kova noted how it was of the same coloring as the previous fish.

“I wonder what kind of trout these are...” He commented quickly before pushing the trout towards Primrose once again. Since there were still plenty of trapped fish in the pool he knew that he could catch a few for himself later once the white she wolf was full like him.

“Once you finish up with that I want you to try with me next. We can both fish at the same time.” He said delightedly while finally allowing his happy tail to wag again. Then Kova watched Prim eat her trout before settling near the waters edge again. The big fish was still near the bottom of the pool, and Kova wasn't sure if it was dead or if that area of the water was its territory to protect. It almost seemed like none of the other fish dove to that depth. Maybe he could scare it out of its hiding place?

OOC: two more posts of Kova fishing/teaching, and Hex has three to do in order to get them skill points.

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Finally it seemed as if Primrose was warming up to him. It was either that or the fish were going to her head. He grinned at that thought then looked back towards the ripples in the water. He could spot her own smile in the corner of his eye as Kova concentrated on the water. That big fish he had spotted nearer to the bottom had all of his attention now, but Kova couldn't quite tell how deep the pool of water was. He really didn't want to jump into the freezing water, but the chance to catch a good meal that could be saved for later had him unsure of what to do. As far as the young wolf could tell the bigger fish wasn't going to move from its spot unless he made it move.

Watching the water closely, Kova nipped at a few minnows who were close to his jaws. He managed to grab one, but the other four tiny things were far too fast for him to snap up. Dropping the tiny fish onto the shore, Kova looked at it as it flopped around in the snow. Then he looked to Hexamora. She had readied herself at the edge of the water, but so far she hadn't caught anything yet. She asked him a question as he turned his gaze back to that big fish in the bottom of the pool, and Kova couldn't helpt but bite his lip as he thought about their options.

“See that big log looking thing at the bottom there? In that deep area? I think that's a fish, but I'm not one hundred percent positive of that.  ” He leaned towards Hex, or Primrose, and tipped his nose to point towards the deepest section of their little pool.  “I don't think it's going to move from there either. Not unless one of us goes in after it.” He commented lightly while creeping around the edge of the pool. The young wolf straddled a thick wall of ice next blocking off the pool from the river. If he jumped in from here he might be able to grab it, and even if he didn't Kova hoped that the fish would scare out of its place and swim to the shallower areas of water where Primrose waited.

“That's a lot of fish....  I think I'm going to jump in after it. If I can't get it try to grab it yourself when it swims closer.” Kova looked into the water for a long moment. It seemed like the fish was only a tail length or two long. It also looked as if the water wasn't that deep. Kova had no idea of the surprises he was about to get.

Using the bank like a launching pad, Kova takes off into the air. His aim is dead on, landing in the exact are of the water where the fish lay hidden. Already Kova was surprised by the depth of the water as he paddles down a bit deeper. He swims closer to the fish holding his breath until he realizes a little too late how big the fish really was. Screaming in the water, Kova heads back to the surface as fast as he can. He did however scare the literal crap out of the four and a half foot lake sturgeon. The fish slipped right past Kova trying to flee the wolf who was swimming in its watery domain. The large fish headed for Hexamora just as Kova broke the surface of the water sputtering and shivering. Looking towards Primrose, Kova barked to her. Grab it! He called out while swimming to the shallows. Once his paws struck the bottom, Kova started for Hexamora and the giant fish hoping to help her if she had managed to grab it.

The fish had launched itself at the white she wolf and whether she had been ready for it or not the Rose woman clamped down on the end of the sturgeons tail. He staggered through the water splashing everyone as he did so. The boys deep river blue eyes flicked from Primrose's mouth to the waggling thing who's skin was covered in what looked a bit like the shells that turtles had on their backs. How were they supposed to kill that thing?

He didn't get much of a chance to think about that question as Kova rushed forward towards Hex to help her keep the giant armored fish in the shallows. It flailed around in the water spraying the pair of wolves with cold wet droplets as Kova struggled to aim his jaws correctly. The fish slid a bit further into knee deep water dragging Hexamora with it. However Kova quickly braced himself against the hard rough body of the fish keeping it from going into deeper water where they might lose it completely. The creature flailed some more jarring the boys teeth something harsh while he tried to grab at its scaled body.

He snapped his jaws closer to the torpedo shaped front end of the sturgeon. His eyes caught the flash of fleshy whiskers located near the sturgeons mouth as Kova tried to grip onto the creatures head. He failed twice before attempting to grab at the underneath of the fish's head where the skin was more soft. The youth only barely held onto the sturgeon with one of his teeth actually hooking the fish painfully through its eye. Then the gray child shoved with all his force using his chest and front legs to try and tip the massive thing over onto the land and onto its back. If they could do that much they might be able to cut into the softer places that the creature seemed to have on its underbelly.  “Speech”