Hunting

Maya kneeled down beside the monster she had just knocked out cold from the tree. The ape like figure had recently stolen into town and broken and stolen several valuables from the people, and Maya had been tasked with dealing with it. She had tracked it down to its nest, which she had taken note of so she could return later and retrieve the stolen goods, and then waited patiently for it to come out where she could more easily hunt it. One solid blow to the back of the head with a rock as it was traversing the trees had knocked it to the ground.

She slipped her knife free from its sheath on her belt and slit the monster's throat, ensuring that it would not be bothering it anymore. From there, she quickly set to work, skinning it and taking anything that she could use or sell. She took some tools from her pouch to clean the pieces of the monster she had taken, and placed them in a separate pouch which she carried explicitly for the parts of monsters that she collected, before standing up and heading back to the creature's nest to retrieve the stolen goods.

Maya crawled her way through the tightly woven trees to reach the creature's nest, outfitted haphazardly with the town's stolen goods. Pushing herself inside, she began to lift them and place them carefully in the bag on her back. She considered that it would become more difficult for her to get out with these on hand, but she had a duty to return the people's belongings.

Lifting the bag back onto her shoulders, Maya made herself climb to the top of the trees so that she might have an easier time exiting. As she climbed, the items in her bag clanged against each other. Although she knew the monster that had originally stolen them was now dead, she hoped that it would not attract the attention of any others who might be in the vicinity. Doing so would not only put her in danger, but the items that she had gone through the effort of retrieving. The townsfolk would certainly not be pleased if she returned with broken belongings.

In the higher treetops, she was able to move out to thinner areas, where she slid back down to the ground. Back on ground, she dusted herself and looked around, making sure that no new monsters had arrived after her travels. Satisfied that she was safe, she began her journey back to town.