Kate and Jojo tried their best to dodge the eagle's air attack and the lunging wolves
This was very difficult because the wolves were agile and the eagle's air attack was fast
After some time, the eagle started to reason that the wolves were a threat too
And it started flapping her wings rapidly, causing a huge burst of air that blew away the wolves
Kate and Jojo had taken refuge in a bush. The two of them─not hearing any growling wolves and whooshes─appeared from the bush
Over yonder, the eagle who had attacked them, was on the ground; paralyzed by exhaustion and still recuperating
Kate reasoned that this would be the perfect time for a lethal attack. So she cautiously inched towards it; not making a sound
As she was about two feet close to it, the eagle turned its head and scowled at Kate; just from this facial expression of emotion by the eagle, Kate could fathom how it was feeling again
The eagle upped its wings and started flapping them building up another gust of mighty wind
"Oh crumbs"
Was the last time Kate said before bolting off in to the forest
"Hey, wait for me!"
Jojo followed her and the two of them ran so fast that the whole forest was a blur to them
Eventually, they got exhausted and leapt against trees to recover their strength
Kate turned to look at Jojo while huffing of exhaustion
"You think we are far enough?"
Jojo looked at her while perspiring
"I think so"
Some time passed, Kate and Jojo had regained their full strength
"So what now?"
There were only a few things they could do: one, go back to hunt the eagle and wolves, two, hunt down another beast, three, go to meet Pen and ask him to help them
The kids thought the safest at the time was the latter. But the only problem was that they did not know Pens current location
So they decided to just moon around the forest and if they were lucky, they would cross paths with Pen
****
Pen was dithering on which bone to choose
"Yeah, I want this one. No this one. Or maybe this one"
Then a thought came to his mind
"I wonder what rank this beast was?"
Pens curiosity got the better of him and he started inspecting each bone one be one
The bones seemed to have had belonged to a bear; which its body decayed, leaving only its bones
Then Pen found the perfect bone; it was thin and thick, practically impeccable to rank 5 attacks
This left Pens eyes dilated in shock and his mouth agape
"The bear was a rank 5!"
This was quite inappropriate since their master had told them to get a rank 3 weapon; but actually he did not tell them what rank weapon to get
But this still pleased Pen nevertheless. And he started scraping it against a rock to sharpen it; Pen knew the metal making process but just wanted to use it as a weapon this one time because he never knows what other dangerous creature lurks here
But he could not leave the other bones there, so he decided to pick majority of them and tuck them in his bag
"Now, where to go?"
As he was contemplating on this, wham! Kate and Jojo ran towards him and they all collide
They are all sent flying into the air and thudded back into the ground
"What are you guys doing?" asked Pen in a calm demeanor
The two of them started babbling and gesturing as they illustrated their encounter with the eagle beast and the wolves; their escapade was so perculiar to them that they were not really about to tell it
Pen could not deduce what idea they were actually trying to convey; seen he was not the brightest of the bunch
"So what actually happened?"
Kate was the only one who could narrate the escapade
"We were attacked be an eagle beast and a pack of wolves, after we tried to get them for our weapons"
Pen folded his arms and he exerted his usual kind demeanor
"Well, you should not have tried to harm them"
Kate could never admit that she was wrong or the bad guy in this situation
"Yeah, whatever dunce"
Pen started trying to reason with her
"You guys should have just searched for the bone remnants of a deceased creature. Like how I did"
This was a bombshell to them. They even started understanding that he had a sensible point in all this
Maybe, he was right all along when he used to try to edify them on the wrongs of harming a beast that did no wrong in the past
Naaa, in Kate mindset that was absurd
"And besides I have some bones that you can use"
This gladdened their hearts
****
Some weeks had elasped, and Jojo with his friends had been eagerly waiting for their weapons to be delivered to them
Master Zeugma─as he was called─had carried their new weapons from a blacksmithing place adjacent to their home
He then presented to each a weapon that would suit their talents and skills. And would help them improve their prowess
Jojo's new weapon was a rank 3 nunchuck that would help better the pain he would inflict on an enemy
Kate's new weapon was rank 3 two one bladed daggers that with her precise and keen eyes could allow her to drive the weapon in the bodies of their foes
Pen's new weapon was a rank 5 and two feet high sword so it would compensate his lack of raw power
This use of weapons was intended to advance the proficiency in their overall fighting
They trained tediously and consciently with their newfound weapons. Jojo and Kate and Pen actually increased in their weapons prowess after some time
And with this they were set on the start of their journeys to greatness