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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kavyk" data-source="post: 1359657" data-attributes="member: 16105">Not wanting to have to repeat such a scene as with the wolves, Eilil makes it a point to teach the magic-users how to do it, though, by now, he realizes they will have a much more difficult time of it than he did. Recognizing the similarities between magic and physical effort, Eilil begins to experiment with his own abilities, 'exercising' them in the hopes that he can build up some stamina. Regardless of his own efforts, he also wants the Radu elves who can use the power to exercise the same. Curious as to the nature of the wolf cubs, Eilil explores the mind of a sleeping pup. He will also examine the relationship between the cub and its master. He wonders if this tentative link between them can be strengthened somehow. Not wanting to harm either of them, he begins with a gentle encouragment of the bond and observes this over the course of a few days. If this seems to work well, he will go a little further. At the point when there seems to be some sort of negative side-effect, he will stop.Sending a canoe into the ocean seems like a bad idea at the moment, as far as Eilil is concerned. If a pack of wolves can tire him when they are close to the village, he does not want to risk anything larger.Since the process of domesticating the wolves and horses seems to be going relatively well, Eilil's curiosity leads him to wonder what other kinds of animals can be used for the good of the tribe. Certainly small animals that hunt mice would be useful, since mice sometimes get into the stores and ruin food. Therefore, he sends a couple of young adults to hunt for a ferret den. He would like them to get the kits. He has also noticed a plethora of birds. Since the Eilil do not yet hunt these birds, they would be a good source of food. Indeed, other birds seem to hunt them best. He sends a pair of adult hunters to track a pair of these bird-hunting birds to their nest and capture them, with eggs or young, if possible.Eilil is very pleased with the progress of his tribe so far. The things which they themselves cannot do well can be compensated for with the use of animals, which can do them better and that, he finds, is a good thing. Eilil envisions two halves of the same whole, in time. One half will live in the tree village, fishing and growing crops. They will use birds to help them hunt and ferrets to protect their harvest from ruin. During the dry season, they will work the land, but in the flood season, they will spend their time learning and devising new things.The second half will be the protectors and guardians of the first, with their horses and wolves, perhaps even birds if such can be had for them as well. They will roam during the flood season, so that Eilil can learn much of the world and return to the village during the dry season to help their fellow tribesmen. Eilil isn't certain how he will divide them. In truth, he thinks it will be best if the younger tribesmen are wanderers, becoming more sedentary when they tire of the nomadic life. This, however, is a long way off, he knows. The thought of it fills him with pleasure and over the course of a few weeks, he sends pleasant dreams of it to his people, so they will know that they have a glorious future ahead of them.</blockquote>

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