I had dragged Medusa out of the temple and into the forest. As we were walking along in the forest, she seemed unable to stop complaining.
"But what if there are other people hunting? I don't want to accidentally turn them into stone!" Medusa protested.
"Relax, it's fine, nobody hunts this far out from town anyways," I said, feeling the urge to smile. Medusa really had no clue at all about stuff around here. I guess she'd never been around this place before. Of course, the village was extremely small and the surrounding area was barren; can't say it's the best place to take a scenic vacation.
"Okay, I trust you, but just-"
"Wait, do you even have a weapon to hunt with?" I asked, having forgotten to do so earlier.
"Well yeah, but… I only have a small dagger, and I can't say that I know how to hunt very well." Medusa said sadly.
"Suppose that means I'll be the one doing the meat of the job, then," I said, whipping out my cane and unsheathing the blade. "First, of course, we'll need to find some good prey."
"I still don't understand why we have to go hunting when we still have bread in my basket," Medusa grumbled.
"Unless you want me to hunt those snakes on your head, you'll be quiet and help me lure some animals over here." I said, a bit jokingly.
"Not my snakes!" Medusa replied. I could hear her step back a bit, and I assumed she was covering her snakes with her hands. How adorable of her.
"No need to worry, silly, I won't hurt a snake on your head-if you don't mind me using them to lure some prey here."
This time Medusa definitely covered her head. "What? No! No hurting my snakey snakes allowed!"
I put a hand on where I guessed Medusa's shoulder was. As far as I could tell, my guess was right, but I wasn't going to creep Medusa out by feeling more of her to make sure. "I promise I won't hurt them. We just need them to bait out some of the more...scary monsters in this jungle."
"I can definitely take a few monsters!" Medusa boasted. "My dagger might be small but my aspirations are big!"
"Good, then you won't mind luring them out, right?" I smiled at her.
Medusa groaned, then reluctantly agreed. "How do I lure them out, then?"
"Just follow me!" I exclaimed excitedly, guiding Medusa further and further into the densely packed forest.
Author's Note: Hey readers! Sorry for the wait, finals are coming up for me and I've been finishing up both robotics season and lacrosse season, so I should be updating more often come summer. Thanks for being patient with me and I'll see you guys in the next update!