Since both he and Gird were done with training, and neither seemed to have any other plans on how to find Gina, Zats decided he might as well try and get some sleep before heading out the next day. As expected it took him a while to actually fall asleep, in small part because Gina had the only blanket he ever used and the still somewhat soggy rabbit skin didn't make for a great replacement. For the most part though it was because he was worried about her.Eventually he drifted off though.
Day four morning
When he woke up Zats didn't feel as well rested as he had hoped thanks to nightmares he could barely remember. Though one of them seemed to involve rabbits with ten foot long horns attacking him and Gina. Since there was nothing to eat for breakfast and he didn't want to wake anyone up he decided to practice his spear swinging on his own while waiting for gird and the other Goblin. He moved to a spot where he couldn't hit any of the sleeping Goblins but would be easily noticed by anyone looking for him.
EXP: 4
Inventory: Rabbit-spear, Rabbit hide, Sharp bone Acquired Skills:crush, knowledge of the three, pole arm combat beginner
Seeing Gird block his attacks made Zats worry less about accidentally injuring him, at least until the other Goblin asked him to aim for his head. Luckily his opponent decided to stop and rest before anything went wrong. To Zats' surprise resting apparently involved making plans about how to their respective partners, something he didn't mind at all.
Gird's plan sounded good but there were holes in it due to things he simply couldn't know. "Yeah that would make sense, but I doubt it'll be easy or even possible to track Gina since she ran off through the tree tops. And to complicate matters even more she wanted to keep the location of where she dashed off a secret between the two of us, if she finds out I showed it to anyone it might become very difficult to convince her to come back with us."
Shortly after he was done explaining the issues with what otherwise would be a decent plan Gird pointed out the Goblin studying the two of them and suggested he came along. Like he was with Gird Zats was initially a bit reluctant, but once again reminded himself Gina's safety was what really mattered and an extra set of arms and eyes couldn't hurt. "If he want to come along that's fine with me."
EXP: 4
Inventory: Rabbit-spear, Rabbit hide, Sharp bone Acquired Skills:crush, knowledge of the three, pole arm combat beginner
Zats was surprised when Gird dropped his weapon and not only offered to continue the fight but to let him keep using his spear. He couldn't think of any reason why his sparring partner would let him have such an advantage or why Gird seemed to want to learn fighting in a way that would make it easier for any future enemies to get close enough to hurt him. Still he wasn't gonna pass up on the opportunity as it should make for good practice in dealing with wild animals.
"I hope you know what you're doing." While Zats' strikes had more force behind it than the one used to start the fight he was still careful not to accidentally injure Gird and made sure to aim and angle his spear so that there was minimal chance of the tip doing any serious harm to the other Goblin.
EXP: 4
Inventory: Rabbit-spear, Rabbit hide, Sharp bone Acquired Skills:crush, knowledge of the three
While the stuff about the gods was interesting and potentially helpful, Zats didn't see any immediately pressing reason to worship one of the three, at least not without some evidence Grandpa was right. He still made sure to remember as much as he could as the elder had proven to be much more knowledgeable about the world than anyone else he knew.
Before he could think of any follow-up questions it seemed Gird had decided that they should start their training. All things considered Zats agreed with his brother and followed him to the location for their duel. After Gird explained the rules for their mock fight he hoped his spear skills were good enough to let him avoid causing injuries with the sharp tip. Some of those worries disappeared when he noticed his opponent had already figured out the range of his weapon and made sure to stay out of it's reach.
On the other hand he was sure his spear was a better weapon than a regular stick so if he lost it would be because Gird was the better fighter of the two. "Sounds good to me." He took the starting move by leaning forwards and thrusting his spear towards the other Goblin's chest, using as little force as possible to avoid any accidents.
EXP: 4
Inventory: Rabbit-spear, Rabbit hide, Sharp bone Acquired Skills:crush, knowledge of the three