Savage laughed lightly. Sarcasm always came off wrong with kids. Well at least most of the time. Then she told him to not be mean, and to be nice. Hard to be him and do the things he had to do consistently and be nice. Of course it all changed with losing her, and the pulse.
"It's not that simple. Things are complicated as an adult." Savage muttered lightly, and moved right into the next topic.
"Savage. That is my name." "Rabbits are delicious." "Thirty-four till next month." "We're going t-" And that was when Savage shut up and stopped. He stopped the girl, and held up his finger over his lips so she'd be quiet. Crouching, Savage maneuvered his rifle to his hands and waited following the noise of footsteps. Then there it was. A nice size doe.
Savage pointed to the majestic creature standing in a small clearing. "You see that?" He whispered.