Taka smiled down at the. "No more shows for you," he answered. "I can hunt and fish so we will have plenty of food." Taka pulled off another chunk of fish, this one bigger than the last and offered it to the boy. He used it as a distraction while he thought about where they were going.

"I think we will go to the group that employs me," he finally said. "Time to let them know that I am leaving the killing business. Then who knows where. We could go any where, from the mountains to the sea." After a pause to think about actually being free to go anywhere, a thought hit Taka and he spoke again. "First some ground rules. I am new at this, I have only had to ever look out for myself. If you are hungry, cold, tired, whatever tell me. If you want more food, just tell me and I will give you more. If you want to know something or don't understand something just ask."