Chapter 3: Gaselirot: The skill of the hunter - part 3
The sun's rays, breaking through the ozone layer and falling into the window of the hut in which Ivan slept, beat on his eyelids. A green, muscular hand tugged at his collar.
- Get up, Ivan!
Barely, barely waking up, Ivan hesitated for a second. "So it was not a dream ... I really met an orc ... And how did I manage to do it at all ..." Realizing that he was lying with his mouth open, for several minutes now, he decided to speak.
-Ah, yes, I'm getting up! - Ivan muttered
-Faster.
The orc woman left the dwelling, waving her hand to Ivan. Ivan rested his hands on the soft, fluffy bed, in which he slept all that night. He got to his feet. After examining the room again, Ivan followed the orc into the doorway. Going out into the street, the boy stood at the house and looked towards the training woman. The guy took a deep breath, admiring the landscape that opened before him. She noticing the look of Ivan turned around.
-Well, sleepyhead, tell me how you got here, it's not just that you are without equipment.
After a heated discussion of his adventures in this world, she laughed.
-Yes, you are a hero, hunter! Summoned and left without orders! Survived in the heat of battle! He was rude to the lord of the elves, and even the barghest himself, alone he sent to the next world! she laughed again.
- Don't laugh, please. - Ivan said embarrassedly.
- Don't worry. The orc said with a grin.
-Yes...
-Well, it's not the case when you can't stand up for yourself.
-What do you mean by that? - Ivan was on the alert.
-I will teach you how to hunt, salaga!
The woman hit the guy on the back and laughed again. They got up and the orc led him behind her dwelling.
-You must learn to hunt, so at least you can get yourself the food you need to survive.
-Maybe it is not necessary ... - Ivan hesitated
-Of course, you must! You don't want to die of hunger! the woman drawled in a mocking tone.
-W-well, if you say so ... I probably have no choice ...
-Exactly!
Orc took a bow from behind her and handed it to Ivan. Also giving him a quiver of arrows.
- Get into a pose and aim at that tree over there.
The woman pointed to a large tree, ten meters away from Ivan, with a chiseled target. Ivan took the bow and arrow in his hands.
-B-but I can't ...
-What?
- Sorry, but I don't know how to hold the bow ... - Ivan was embarrassed again.
- You're even greener than I thought!
-Sorry...
Orc walked up to the guy from behind and grabbed his hands. Putting it in the correct position, the woman with an embarrassed expression on her face began to pull the bowstring with an arrow with her hand. Correcting the trajectory of the arrow, she let go of Ivan's hand. Shot. A direct hit to a point carved in a tree. The arrow stuck into the target went inside a few centimeters. "Amazing strength and precision ... How many years has she spent on oh to hone her skills."
-Wow! You're a first-class shooter! I wish I could do the same ... - Ivan envied
-Oh, don't ...
She turned away.
-Now shoot yourself!
-B-but I also ...
-Shift, come on! the woman shouted.
-Yes!
The guy pulled the bowstring with the arrow and let go. The arrow jumped off and hit the ground. "Still a little bit and in the leg!" Ivan screamed a little, but looking in the direction of the angry teacher, he returned to training. "Yes, she can seriously kill me if I don't obey her!" Raising the arrow, he tried to fire the shot again. The arrow flew several meters and slowed down, fell to the ground, not reaching the tree.
-And this is a shot ?! Yes, she did not even overcome five meters! Woe to the hunter! the orc mocked him.
The guy clicked his tongue. He went to the arrow, lifting it, returned to the original place. "Damn woman and her this hunt!" Gritting his teeth with rage, Ivan fired again, gathering all his strength. His hand swayed slightly, changing the trajectory of the arrow. The arrow flew past its intended target and stuck into a completely different tree. "Yes, I, someday, even hit this fucking target ?!" Ivan grew more and more infuriated.
-Oh well! You're not going to give up after that ?!
-Not!
-Come on, one more time!
"I'll show you now!"
So she trained the guy for almost several hours and in the end he even began to work out. He was able to hit the trunk of a tree, although not on target. Ivan cheered up, starting to adapt to archery. Hands with more habitual movements snatched arrows from the quiver on their back, inserting an arrow and throwing a bow at eye level to aim. The muscles began to ache from the unaccustomed efforts. In the end, the guy managed to hit the target. Ivan's efforts were crowned with success.
-URAAAAAA! I was able to ... - exclaimed the guy.
-Yes, you're starting to get it right! the woman exclaimed triumphantly.
-Well ... Thank you ...
- Oh, don't! she waved her hand.
Orc turned to the guy.
-Perhaps we will finish the training for today.
-Ah, yeah ...
- Why are you so sad?
-I, I mean, well ... I am very grateful to you and would like to thank you, but only I have nothing ...
-You can forget! - the orc slapped the guy on the shoulder
-Thank you - Ivan said barely audibly.
-Well, let's go, we ought to eat!
-Yes!
Ivan followed the orc woman into the forest. The guy was already melting in anticipation of delicious, cooked food.
-By the way, I'm sorry, but I do not know your name and it will be unusual for me to call you a woman or refer to you, you ...
-Woman ?!
-AND? Is there something wrong?
"She must be angry about something! I'm finished!"
-Um ... I'm still a girl ...
-S-Sorry!
-Uru-Sha
-AND?
-My name...
-Well.
The orc blushed and turned away. "I stepped on a mine ..." Ivan tried not to think about it. "Hmm? Why are we going to the forest ... Does she have a cellar there, or what friend?"
-Why are we going to the forest? Do you have a cellar there or ...
-Ha! No, we will hunt!
-AND?!
Ivan walked uncertainly through the forest, together with Uru-Shea, in his hands was a bow, a quiver hung behind him, the bunny ran alongside and encouraged him with his appearance. They went out to a small clearing and hid behind bushes. Orc sniffed and seemed to smell something. She pointed to the beast, which was eating someone's carcass. The bloody muzzle of this creature, munching, gnawed, deeper and deeper into the still warm carcass. The corpse of the animal, lying on the ground, in places literally turned into a mess of bones, tendons and meat. Uru-Sha coolly selected an arrow from her quiver, after examining it carefully and pulling on the bowstring. Shot. An arrow pierced between the beast's ribs. It seemed as if he sensed their presence, even before this shot, so he was able to dodge a direct hit to the head. He growled and rushed towards the hunters.
-Shoot! Alive! Ivan! - shouted Uru-Sha.
-Now! - Ivan shouted back.
He put in the arrow as quickly as he could and pulled the bowstring back. The animal was twenty to twenty-five meters away from them. Shot. The animal, with a barely noticeable movement, of a huge paw, threw the arrow aside. The beast itself continued to approach with incredible speed.
-He has the ability to premonition! cried the orc.
The beast was already standing right in front of Ivan and was preparing to jump. Ivan himself did not understand when and how, he managed to: insert an arrow and pull the bowstring, as well as aim and shoot at the animal that attacked him. "I can't, it's easy to die ... I don't want to! I'm sorry, mom, I was a bad son ... Goodbye father ..." Ivan was covered with a massive body. The blood ran down to the ground and seeped into the soil, under the weight of this animal, he closed his eyes. The ally's screams were no longer reaching his ears. The bunny clung with its small, fluffy paws to the no longer moving body of Ivan. The smell of death was in the air, the darkness deepened. Ivan fell into oblivion.
Awakening. The guy breathed sharply and intermittently. "I died? Where am I? Is this heaven? Or hell ..." He looked around him. Over the hearth hung bowlers with something boiling, as the steam from them rose to the ceiling. Uru-Sha was standing next to the bed and cooking something. Orc was diligently grinding the green, free-flowing substance in a wooden bowl. The orc girl turned to Ivan and smiled. In the meantime, she conjured over the pots, then stirring, then adding various fragrant herbs, and adding all kinds of roots. On the shelves, over the fireplace, roughly laid out of rough stones, there were many boxes, jars with colored contents. Bunches of dried plants hung on the walls. The spicy smell tickled the nostrils, whetting the young man's appetite.
-With awakening! the orc said happily.
The hare was lying on the guy's chest and snoring gently. Ivan did not move, not wanting to wake up his furry friend and just smiled back. Having finished grinding the greens, the ogre girl poured the resulting powder with boiled water from a cauldron over the fire, which crackled merrily in the fireplace. Uru-Sha brought the bowl to the boy's mouth.
-What's this? - Ivan asked, looking uncertainly at the green slurry.
-M? This is a gelling soup. - Uru-Sha answered easily
-Is this ... Zheledovka?
"How, should I eat this?"
-Yes, it will help your body to recover.
-What happened then?
-You, like a real hunter, withstood the predatory beast without fear! When he deflected the arrow you fired, you immediately realized his foresight ability and let him get close enough so that he could not dodge and shot straight into his cheeky face! said the orc excitedly. She actively gestured, enthusiastically praising Ivan's actions.
-I, I realized ... - whispered the guy.
"Me ?! But I just out of fear for life released her, I still would not have time to run away or dodge ..."
-Yes! You are my hero! If not for you, I would not have been able to defeat him!
-But I...
-Yes, you saved me!
"Saved ... Her ... Was I trying to save someone? Me?"
-...
-So dealt with the beast, which managed to deflect the arrow, right in front of him! I would never have thought of this plan so quickly!
-...
"Everything happened so lightning fast that I just had no time to think, everything was done automatically, mechanically. Did I, at all, think about something at that moment ... Does she even understand what she is talking about? Maybe it's me nothing What the hell is going on here ?! "
-And now it's time for you to eat some soup.
-But maybe not ...
- Just right! You are very tired after such a hunt!
-Yes, I already feel great!
Ivan tried to get up, but his hand cramped and he plopped his head back into the pillow.
-Hey ...
-Here you see! And do not argue with me!
- Damn ... - Ivan whispered barely audibly
So, this motley company was able to strengthen their bonds of friendship!
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