Faolan watched the boy struggle with reeling, holding himself back from helping. He wanted to teach Aurel how rewarding this could be, not only because he'd done something, accomplished a goal, but because he was doing for someone else. Faolan always felt best when he was providing for Lucien and thought this would be good to pass on to Aurel while he was in their care.

He actually broke a smile as he saw the child pull the fish all the way up and noted the ecstatic expression on his face as he shouted his accomplishment. He didn't bother asking the boy to quiet down now, not when he was so excited.

[color=a36209]"Excellent, and you got one before me,"[/color] he said at a normal volume. [color=a36209]"Now, we don't want it to suffer."[/color] He said, looking from the child to the fish, still bouncing on the line. [color=a36209]"Do you want me to do it?"[/color] he asked, reaching for the animal slowly. He didn't want to bring the boy's mood down, of course, but he also hated to watch things suffer. Growing up on a farm, his father had taught him to kill and slaughter efficiently, making sure the animal felt as little pain as possible. He had never been resistant to this, and although he never liked watching anything die, he understood that some things had to for the sake of other life. He respected wild animals, even more than humanity on occasion, and he always made sure to honor them when he could. If killing had to be done, Faolan wanted it to serve a purpose.