"This one will come with you," Tzirret said, standing up with Qa'habi and trying not to look strange about it. He answered his question while they walked. "Tzirret was just thinking that he might try to make a bow some time. He has been carving bone and wood for the last few weeks, but nothing as big as a bow before. He thought it might be a fun project."

Tzirret commended himself for making his improvised excuse work, despite committing himself to work he honestly had not thought of doing. He would let Qa'habi talk for a bit before getting to the true reason for leading him away.