Hunting trip
Few days later at school.
Lunch time luz had just finished telling willow about the camping trip when gus came running up to them, waving goodbye to his human society friends.
"Hey luz ! Hey Willow!" he called out happily. "Were you talking about the camping trip? Yeah me too! I told all my friends about how my dad is taking me and it was all I could think of all day! I can't wait! How about you luz?
"Yeah," Luz answered him with a grin. "Just getting out of town with my family for a weekend sounds great. I was just telling willow what we were going to do up at Whisper Woods."
"Sounds like fun," Willow said calmly. "I wish I could go."
"Yeah you and Gus are welcome to come along ," Luz agreed. "I think you would like it. You know camping is like going back in the days where you had to know all different kinds of stuff to survive. I mean you have to be part astronomer, doctor, builder, cook…"
"Sounds extreme," willow replied.
"Yeah, dad said that it can be hard sometimes," Luz admitted. "But it sounds really cool at the same time. He says that we're gonna go fishing, canoeing, hunting, hiking…"
"Hunting?" Willow asked sharply, her eyes narrow.
"Yeah, hunting," Luz repeated noticing the same sour look on Willow’s face when she told her yesterday about her dad going on hunting trips every year to track down runaway criminals and other wildlife.
"You're not serious are you?" Willow demanded.
"Sure, my dad hunts all the time," Luz said, not understanding why she looked angry.
"Yeah, lot of people around here says that's it the best sport in the world," gus said defensively.
"I don't believe this," Willow said to herself. "Do you even know what you're talking about?
"What's the matter?" Luz asked concerned.
"The matter is that you're talking about going out and killing things," willow snapped.
"Man, here we go," said gus. Do you work for The Girl Scouts or something?"
Willow ignored gus and said directly to luz , "I have no problem with people going out and trying to relive the old days where we had to live off the land to survive. I mean, if we don't learn from the past we could end up repeating it."
"But?" Luz asked, wondering where willow was going with this.
"But this isn't the old days Luz!” willow said simply. "People don't need to hunt animals for food anymore."
"But it's different out in the wild. It's about survival," gus said in an offended tone.
"Survival? What you can't pack a lunch?" asked willow not looking at him.
"Well this time It's not about food," gus said. "It's dangerous out there. Wild animals like bears, wolves, and wild dogs are a threat to people, especially that werewolf belos everyone is talking about.
I guess…I just don’t see the point of hurting anyone. Willow sighs.
Well if makes you feel better I’m not going hunting. Luz confessed. I’ll probably hang out with amity and she’ll teach me about her homeland.
Wait! Amity’s from the whisper woods!? Gus and willow exclaimed.
.. yeah she’s nervous about visiting her old home.
Well don’t worry we’ll try and help out. Willow cheers.