Legacy of the Pantheruos

Teaching the young...

Raptor's POV

Nora needed rest and she couldn't do that if she was walking, which is why I had to carry her. She was carried across my chest diagonally while Ren just walked next to me in silence. I could tell the boy was tired after three days of walking but I wasn't due to my extra terrestrial abilities, I had to walk for several days at a time when I first arrived here on this planet but a part of me kept on forgetting that these were kids no less. They needed to keep going if they were to make it to town and if it meant I had to carry both children then so be it.

"Seven..." Ren murmured quietly. I said nothing but turned to the pink-eyed boy and nodded in his direction, indicating my attention was caught.

"Can we stop? I'm tired and my feet hurt." Ren said. I said nothing for a few minutes before I readjusted Nora to sleep on one of my shoulders before picking Ren up and letting him set his head on my other shoulder. We needed to keep going and picking the children up was like picking up a pillow since both were light as feathers in my arms.

"Rest." I said. Ren blinked a bit before he nodded then closed his eyes, looking down at the ground as it passed by before he started to fall asleep shortly after.

It was silent for a while as I just walked with the two children in my arms, our destination was still days away and I wanted to be there as soon as possible so I could get Nora to a clinic so her illness could be handled. Sure I could just fly there to save up on time, but that would be dangerous and irresponsible as I reveal my ability to fly. Maybe when the Pantheruos Army comes.

Tens of minutes seemed to pass by quickly before that stretched into hours and then some. Both of them were still sleeping and I still walked towards the town.

3rd Pov

Some hours passed by before the three of them reached a waterfall and Raptor woke them up. It took several minutes but eventually they woke up and he sat them near the shore then sat down next to them. The only sound was the crashing of the water against the rocks and some of the wildlife going about their business. Eventually, he stood up and spread his cloak out before dumping the contents in his bag and spreading them out to take an inventory. Food was getting a little scarce, he had some water to fill up his canteen, medicine was still somewhat abundant, and he had plenty of ammunition for his guns. Nora and Ren sat quietly and just looked at the waterfall before their stomachs started to rumble loudly, catching the attention of the Pantheruo.

"Why didn't you two say anything?" He asked.

"We were afraid you would get angry." Nora muttered. He didn't say anything but just stood up and began to look around for a couple of sturdy looking sticks before he found some then sat down next to them.

They watched as he silently brought out his knife and began to sharpen the sticks at a speed they couldn't catch on for the next several seconds. It wasn't long after did they see three perfectly sharp wooden spears next to them before he handed two of them to both of them while he picked up the last.

"What's this for?" Ren asked.

"I am going to teach you how to catch fish. This is an important survival skill when no food is available." He answered and guided them to the river, where some fish could be spotted. Time seemed to slow down for him and he steadied his breathing before his arm seemed to turn into a blur and the wooden spear stabbed through a fish.

It wiggled wildly for a few seconds in agony before it eventually went still and he placed it on a nearby rock. He looked at the two of them and they tried to mimic what he had done. Their clothes got soaked the more they tried and eventually they grew frustrated when they couldn't catch a simple fish. They noticed that Raptor didn't grow angry or even show any disappointment at their results, just simply observed from his spot with his arms crossed.