the scar of the Madrigal

chapter 10

1 year later

*As the seasons came and went another year passed with Mirabel out of encanto she has met a few other members of the van der linde gang like uncle and Leopold
Strauss, uncle was a lazy bum but Mirabel liked his stories like "the legend of red harlow" Leopold Mirabel liked less since he insisted that Mirabel learns math, geography, etc. Basically becoming the girl's personal teacher, thought Mirabel didn't mind since that meant Hosea gave her a lighter load whenever Leopold would come with the weeks assignment, and as for her and Charles*

Scene in the dark forest

*We see a rabbit jumping around it started eating a piece of wild roots when a arrow hits it in the neck the arrow went half way as it gets stuck on the ground stopping the rabbit from moving, Mirabel dropped from the top of a tree she was hiding with Charles coming out from behind the tree*

Charles:ok you're aim is certainly a lot better then when you started, finish it off quickly just because it's out meal doesn't mean it has to suffer

*Mirabel nodded agreeing as she walked up to the rabbit with a knife at hand and stabbed the rabbits heart finishing it once the rabbit was dead Mirabel grabbed it and put it over her shoulder before digging the ground a bit and cutting the roots the rabbit was eating taking them with her before walking away with Charles*

Charles: you've come a long way but still ways to go

Mirabel;yes yes i can't tell the difference between a poisonous berry and a non poisonous one it's not my fault nature made them almost the same

Charles:hm, how is the arm?

Mirabel;slow and I'm still not used do it i have to pay attention to the wild life and the arm to make sure it's doing what i want it to do

*They made it to where Charles left his hunt a big deer putting it over his shoulder, he chuckled a bit hearing Mirabel muttered how he's a show off*

Charles:don't worry it's spring the herd will soon come out of hiding this one was just old and slow

Mirabel:how can you even tell it's old?

Charles:it's mouth when a deer gets old it wear of the cusps closest to the tongue on the cheek teeth., You'll learn do differentiate them one day but the sooner the better since the old are easy prey the youngs are off limits unless you're desperate and the primes are fast

*Mirabel nodded writing everything Charles said in the fancy journal Leopold gave her as a gift it even had Mirabel's named engraved, soon enough they made it back to the farm walking pass a sleeping uncle hugging a beer bottle, to the kitchen Mirabel was giving a larger knife Mirabel looked at Charles confused*

Charles: you've seen me and Hosea do this a million times, time for you to do it start by taking out the skin and fur I'll teach you how to make that in to leather later

*Mirabel nodded and did as she was told it was sloppy and she struggled on multiple occasions but she managed to completely disassemble the deer putting the useless stuff like the guts and organs on a bucket for Gabriela, Hosea walked in grabbing most of the meat and going to the cellar do turn it in to jerky and make it shelf life 10 times longer*

Mirabel:think you can teach me how to make smoke-cured outside?

Charles;that's one of my lessons yes you can go now I'll take care of cooking the meat that's left

Mirabel:i would say thanks if i didn't know you're only doing it because Mary Beth is coming to visit

*Charles didn't response making Mirabel laugh and walk away to the main room seeing Gabriela asleep on the couch Mirabel sat next to her rubbing her head*